Question

What are the basic units of mass in the metric system?

Answer 1

Are these not `"grams"`?

Explanation:

Depending on whether we use `"MKS"`, or `"cgs"` systems, the units of mass are the `"kilogram"` or `"gram"` respectively...where `1*g-=10^-3*kg`....of course the prefix `k-=10^3`. Chemists typically deal with gram quantities of stuff, so they might be more comfortable with this unit.