SI Units

Unit

Symbol

Measure

Relationship

meter

m

length

fundamental

kilogram

kg

mass

fundamental

second

s

time

fundamental

ampere

A

electric current

fundamental

bequerel

Bq

radioactive decay

s-1

candela

cd

luminous intensity

defined by a process

coulomb

C

electric charge

A·s

farad

F

capacitance

C/V

henry

H

inductance

V·s/A

hertz

Hz

frequency

s-1

joule

J

energy

kg·m2/s2

kelvin

K

thermodynamic temperature

defined by a process

mole

mol

amount of a substance

6.022137 x 1023 atoms or molecules

newton

N

force

kg·m/s2

ohm

W

resistance, reactance, impedance

V/A

pascal

Pa

pressure, stress

N/m2

radian

rad

plane angle

2π rad in a circle

steradian

sr

solid angle

4π sr in a sphere

tesla

T

magnetic induction

N·s/C·m = N/A·m

volt

V

electric potential

J/C

watt

W

power

J/s

weber

Wb

magnetic flux

T/m2


 

Prefixes

Factor

Prefix

Symbol

1012

tera

T

109

giga

G

106

mega

M

103

kilo

k

10-1

deci

d

10-2

centi

c

10-3

milli

m

10-6

micro

m

10-9

nano

n

10-12

pico

p

10-15

femto

f