What is the unit of measurement for force?

The unit of measurement for force is the Newton. A Newton is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared. This unit is part of the International System of Units (SI) and is widely used in physics and engineering to quantify force.

Pound, while used as a unit of force in some systems, particularly in the United States customary system, is not the standard SI unit. Joule is the unit of energy, representing the work done when a force of one Newton displaces an object by one meter in the direction of the force. Watt is the unit of power, defined as one Joule per second. Each of these units serves specific purposes in the study of physics, but when it comes to measuring force specifically, the Newton is the correct and standardized choice.