One newton (N) is equal to the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at the rate of one meter per second squared. In SI base units, this can be expressed as:
1 N=1 kg⋅m/s21\text{ N}=1\text{ kg}\cdot \text{m/s}^21 N=1 kg⋅m/s2
This means when a force of one newton is applied to a one-kilogram object, it accelerates it by 1 meter per second every second in the direction of the force.
