APPENDIX D

SI Units

TABLE D.1 SI Units

SI Base Unit

Base Quantity

Name

Symbol

Length
Mass
Time
Electric current
Temperature
Amount of substance
Luminous intensity

Meter
Kilogram
Second
Ampere
Kelvin
Mole
Candela

m
kg
s
A
K
mol
cd

TABLE D.2 Some Derived SI Units

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Quantity

Name

Symbol

Expression in
Terms of Base
Units

Plane angle
Frequency
Force
Pressure
Energy; work
Power
Electric charge
Electric potential
Capacitance
Electric resistance
Magnetic ux
Magnetic eld intensity
Inductance

radian
hertz
newton
pascal
joule
watt
coulomb
volt
farad
ohm
weber
tesla
henry

rad
Hz
N
Pa
J
W
C
V
F

Wb
T
H

m/m
s1
kg m/s2
kg/m s2
kg m2/s 2
kg m2/s 3
As
kg m2/A s 3
A2 s 4/kg m2
kg m2/A2 s 3
kg m2/A s 2
kg/A s2
kg m2/A2 s 2

Expression in
Terms of Other
SI Units

J/m
N/m2
Nm
J/s
W/A
C/V
V/A
Vs
T m2/A