SI Units

SI units came into existence in the year 1971. The base units of SI
system and their symbols are given here. In the SI system, length is
measured in metres and the symbol is ‘m’. Mass is measured in kilogram
and the symbol is ‘kg’. Time is measured in seconds and the symbol is ‘s’.
Electric current is measured in amperes and the symbol is ‘A’. For
thermodynamic temperature, the unit used is kelvin and the symbol is ‘K’.
For luminous flux, the unit is candela and the symbol is ‘cd’. For the quantity
of matter, the unit is mole and the symbol is ‘mol’. The practical norms for
use of SI units are:

1. Unit of each physical quantity should be represented according to its

symbol.
2. There should not be a full stop either between or at the end of the letters
of the symbol. For example, the symbol kg can be written for kilogram but,
neither k.g nor kg. is allowed.
3. There should not be any change in the symbol of a unit when it is used
as a plural. For example, the symbol m is used to represent
many metres also.

Derived SI units:
Units of different physical quantities are derived using the units from
the above seven fundamental physical quantities of the SI system. For
example

i.e. , which is equal to metre per second