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   Thomas Heger to All   
   Re: Mass and Energy   
   06 Jan 26 09:03:27   
   
   From: ttt_heg@web.de   
      
   Am Sonntag000004, 04.01.2026 um 12:28 schrieb J. J. Lodder:   
   ...   
      
   >> Energy is also something else than mass, because the term 'energy'   
   >> denotes a quantity in physics and this has a different meaning than 'mass'.   
   >>   
   >> Mass is actually a measure for resistance against acceleration and   
   >> measured in kg.   
   >>   
   >> Energy is derived from the quantity work, which is defined as   
   >> W=force*distance.   
   >>   
   >> The units are Newtonmeter or Joule.   
   >>   
   >> The quantity you erroneously call 'mass' is not measured in kg but in mol.   
   >>   
   >> What you actually wanted to say, that is: matter is actually immaterial   
   >> and a form of energy.   
   >>   
   >> BUT: 'the amount of matter' is not measured in kg but in mol.   
   >   
   > You are way behind the times.   
   > As of the CGPM 2018 both the kilogram and the joule are defined   
   > as numerical multiples of the Hz. (with defined constants in between)   
   > So the relation between them is a numerical constant too,   
      
   Well, actually I can read and I found this on the CGPM website:   
      
   "In the 14th CGPM, the SI was completed by adding mole as a base unit   
   for amount of substance, making the total number of base units seven."   
      
   >   
   TH   
      
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