Units of SI system


SI (System-International) system consists of 7 Basic Units
Unit
SI name
SI symbol
length
metre
m
mass
kilogramme
kg
time
second
s
electric current
Ampere
A
temperature difference
Kelvin
K
luminous intensity
candela
cd
quantity of substance
mole
mol




From the basic units, Derived units are defined
Unit
SI name
SI symbol
Relationship
SI basic units
frequency
hertz
Hz

s-1
speed, velocity



m / s
plane angle
radian
rad

m x m-1 = 1
angular velocity


rad / s
s-1
acceleration



m / s2
angular acceleration


rad / s2
s-2
area



m2
volume



m3
mass density



kg / m3
specific volume



m3 / kg
force
newton
N

kg x m x s-2
work, energy, heat
joule
J
N x m
m2 x kg x s-2
pressure, stress
pascal
Pa
N / m2
m-1 x kg x s-2
power
watt
W
J / s
m2 x kg x s-3
electric potential difference, EMF
volt
V
W / A
m2 x kg x s-3 x A-1
electric resistance
ohm
Ω
V / A
m2 x kg x s-3 x A-2
electric conductance
siemens
S
A / V
m-2 x kg-1 x s3 x A2
current density



A / m2
electric charge
coulomb
C

s x A
capacitance
farad
F
C / V
m-2 x kg-1 x s4 x A2
magnetic flux
weber
Wb
V x s
m2 x kg x s-2 x A-1
magnetic flux density
tesla
T
Wb / m2
kg x s-2 x A-1
magnetic field strength



A / m
inductance
henry
H
Wb/ A
m2 x kg x s-2 x A-2
Celsius temperature
degree Celsius
°C

K





Prefixes for Multiplication Factors
Multiplication factor
Prefix
SI symbol
1012
tera
T
109
giga
G
106
mega
M
103
kilo
k
102
hecto
h
101
deca
da
10-1
deci
d
10-2
centi
c
10-3
milli
m
10-6
micro
µ
10-9
nano
n
10-12
pico
p