{
  "id": "force-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Force Calculator",
  "shortName": "Force",
  "description": "Calculate net force, mass, or acceleration from Newton’s second law.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "force",
    "calculator",
    "force calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/force-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/force-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/force-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/force-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/force-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/force-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/force-calculator/?solveFor=force&force=20&mass=10&acceleration=2",
  "queryParameters": {
    "solveFor": {
      "label": "Solve for",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "force"
    },
    "force": {
      "label": "Force (N)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 20
    },
    "mass": {
      "label": "Mass (kg)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10
    },
    "acceleration": {
      "label": "Acceleration (m/s²)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 2
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "solveFor",
      "label": "Solve for",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "force",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Force F",
          "value": "force"
        },
        {
          "label": "Mass m",
          "value": "mass"
        },
        {
          "label": "Acceleration a",
          "value": "acceleration"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "force",
      "label": "Force (N)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 20,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "mass",
      "label": "Mass (kg)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10,
      "min": 0.000001,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "acceleration",
      "label": "Acceleration (m/s²)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 2,
      "step": 0.001
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Solved value",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "unit",
      "label": "Unit",
      "format": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": "equation",
      "label": "Equation used",
      "format": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "force F = mass m × acceleration a"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "solveFor": "force",
        "force": 20,
        "mass": 10,
        "acceleration": 2
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}