Units of force include the gram (g) and newton (N). The gram, often used to measure mass in small quantities, is not a standard unit of force in the SI system. However, the gram-force (gf), an obsolete unit, relates to the newton, where 1 gf approximates 0.098 N. The newton, on the other hand, is the SI unit of force, defined as the force required to accelerate an object with a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second squared.