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How is a unit named after a person, like newton, written mid-sentence?
AAll in lowercase
BWith a capital initial
CFully in capitals
DIn italic letters
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. All in lowercase
Unit names are common nouns, so newton, hertz and pascal start with a lowercase letter in running text.
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