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 |