UNITS AND MEASUREMENT

SI System
It is based on the following seven bases units and two supplementary units.

Name of Quantity Name of Unit

• Length Meter

• Mass Kilogram

• Time Second

• Electric Current Ampere

• Thermodynamic Temperature Kelvin

• Luminous Intensity Candela

• Amount of Substance Mole

Supplement Units

Plane Angle Radian

Solid Angle Steradian

Greatest Units:
1 Light year = 9.46 × 1015 m

1 Parsec = 3.084 × 1016 m = 3.26 ly

1 AU (Astronomical Unit) = 1.5 × 1011 m

1 Metric Ton = 103 kg

1 Quintal = 102 kg
 Important Units:

Related Physical Quantity Unit

• The power of lens Dioptre

• Force (SI) Newton

• Force (CGS) Dyne

• Energy (SI) Joule

• Energy (CGS) (1 Joule = 107 erg) Erg

• Temperature (SI) Kelvin

• Temperature (CGS) Centigrade

• Radius of the Nucleus Fermi

• Sound Intensity Decibel

• Depth of Marine [1 Fathom = 6 feet] Fathom

• Potential & Potential Difference Volt

• Magnetic Field Tesla

• Magnetic Flux Weber

• Inductance Henry

• Frequency Hertz

• Light Flux Lumen

• Pressure Pascal

• Electrical Resistance Ohm

• Sea Distance Nautical Miles

• Electric Charge Coulomb

• Radioactivity Curie

• Electric Power Watt