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Define mass . State its SI and CGS units.

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The mass of a body is the amount of matter present in it . Its SI unit is the kilogram (kg) and CGS unit is the gram ( g ) . [ Note : Mass has only magnitude , not direction . Thus it is a scalar quantity . ]
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