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1–4C What is the difference between pound-mass and
pound-force?
ANS
1-4CPound-mass lbmisthe mass unitinEnglish systemwhereas pound-force lbf is the force unit.  One
pound-force is the force required to accelerate a mass of 32.174 lbmby 1 ft/s 2. In other words, the weight ofa 1-lbmmass at sea level is 1lbf.