Convert Dynes to Newtons
1 dyne is 0.00001 N. One dyne is exactly 0.00001 newtons.
One dyne is 1.0000 × 10^-5 newtons. To convert dynes to newtons, multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-5; to go the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-5 or multiply by 100000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. Exactly a hundred-thousandth of a newton, from the older centimetre-gram-second system.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Dynes × 1.0000 × 10^-5
value * 0.000010 N
1 dyne in every force unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| newtons | 0.00001 N | × 0.00001 |
| kilonewtons | 0.00000001 kN | × 0.00000001 |
| pounds-force | 0.000002248089431 lbf | × 0.000002248089431 |
| kilograms-force | 0.000001019716213 kgf | × 0.00000101971621298 |
| ounces-force | 0.0000359694309 ozf | × 0.000035969430896 |
| dynes (as entered) | 1 dyn | — |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert dynes to newtons?
- 1.Take the measurement in dynes.
- 2.Multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-5 — that is how many newtons fit in one dyne.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-5, or multiply by 100000.
Worked example: 25 dynes to newtons
- Formula
- dyn × 1.0000 × 10^-5 = N
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 1.0000 × 10^-5 = 0.00025 N
- Answer
- 25 dyn = 0.00025 N
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Dynes to newtons conversion table
| Dynes | Newtons |
|---|---|
| 1 dyn | 0.00001 N |
| 2 dyn | 0.00002 N |
| 3 dyn | 0.00003 N |
| 4 dyn | 0.00004 N |
| 5 dyn | 0.00005 N |
| 6 dyn | 0.00006 N |
| 7 dyn | 0.00007 N |
| 8 dyn | 0.00008 N |
| 9 dyn | 0.00009 N |
| 10 dyn | 0.0001 N |
| 12 dyn | 0.00012 N |
| 15 dyn | 0.00015 N |
| 20 dyn | 0.0002 N |
| 25 dyn | 0.00025 N |
| 50 dyn | 0.0005 N |
| 100 dyn | 0.001 N |
| 200 dyn | 0.002 N |
| 300 dyn | 0.003 N |
| 500 dyn | 0.005 N |
| 1000 dyn | 0.01 N |
| 2000 dyn | 0.02 N |
| 5000 dyn | 0.05 N |
| 10000 dyn | 0.1 N |
What is a dyne?
Exactly a hundred-thousandth of a newton, from the older centimetre-gram-second system. Surface tension and older physics texts still use it.
What is a newton?
The SI unit: the force that accelerates one kilogram by one metre per second every second. Holding a small apple against gravity takes about one newton.
How many newtons are in a dyne?
One dyne is 1.0000 × 10^-5 newtons. Going the other way, one newton is 100000 dynes. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every force unit here
| Unit | Symbol | One of these is |
|---|---|---|
| Newtons | N | the base unit |
| Kilonewtons | kN | 1000 newton |
| Pounds-force | lbf | 4.4482216 newton |
| Kilograms-force | kgf | 9.80665 newton |
| Ounces-force | ozf | 0.27801385 newton |
| Dynes | dyn | 1.0000 × 10^-5 newton |
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — pound-force is exactly 4.4482216152605 N
Questions people actually ask
- How many newtons are in a dyne?
- 1.0000 × 10^-5. The SI unit: the force that accelerates one kilogram by one metre per second every second. Holding a small apple against gravity takes about one newton.
- How do I convert newtons back to dynes?
- Divide by 1.0000 × 10^-5, or multiply by 100000 — they are the same operation.
Other force conversions
Newtons to dynes — the same conversion the other way.