The kilo is a measure identified by the International System of Units (SIU), as indicated for the determination of the weight in a solid material, as well as of man and animals, if the kilo is the conjugation of one thousand milligrams of According to this, the word "kilo" is a synonym for "kilogram" being abbreviated with the acronym "Kg". The kilogram is equivalent to the total weight of a metal cylinder made of platinum and iridium, this historical artifact is protected in the city of Paris (France) specifically in the international office of weights and measures, this being the only unit of measurement that it is based on an object and not on the chemical or physical properties of each element studied.
Long before the kilo of any solid object was defined based on the value obtained in an object, it was considered that one kilo is equivalent to the weight generated by distilled water when it is compressed and condensed at a value of 3.99 ° C, according to Since these procedures were difficult to execute when calibrating a weight measuring device in a matter, the most reliable and simple way was chosen, which was the metal cylinder described above.
However, the kilogram not only establishes equality with the grams, depending on the scale, the kilo will be equivalent in a different way, example: milligrams, although it is a unit smaller than the gram can be seen, than a weight with a value of 1,000,000 milligrams are synonyms for 1 kilogram, another example would be hectograms where it is related that every 10 hectograms corresponds to one kilogram and so on, the smaller the unit, the more quantity is needed so that it weighs the same as a kilogram, now Well if you have a mass with a weight of 1000 kilogram it will be called a ton.
The most common way to identify how many kilograms a mass has is through the use of a weight, it is then considered as weight the device with the ability to indicate the force of gravity exerted by an object on a surface, identifying it with the name If the weight is a “scale”, it has been manufactured with a flush tray where it will hold the items to be measured, or a Roman one when it has a hook where the object to be weighed is hung.
