SI UNIT
SI Units
The system of units
used in engineering and science is the (International system of units), usually
abbreviated to SI units, and is based on the metric system. This was introduced
in 1960 and is now adopted by the majority of countries as the official system
of measurement. The basic units in the SI system are listed with their symbols Derived
SI units use combinations of basic units and there are many of them.
Basic SI units
Quantity Unit
length meter,
m
mass kilogram, kg
time second,
s
electric current ampere,
A
thermodynamic
temperature kelvin,
K
luminous intensity candela,
cd
amount of substance mole,
mol
Six most common multiples
Prefix Name Meaning
M mega
multiply by
1,000,000
k kilo
multiply by
1,000
m milli
divide by
1,000
μ micro divide by 1,000,000
n nano
divide by
1,000,000,000
p Pico
divide by
1,000,000,000,000
Units and Their Symbols Table
Electrical terms, units, and symbols
Quantity Quantity
Symbol Unit
Unit
symbol
Length l meter m
Mass m kilogram kg
Time t second s
Velocity v meters per second m/s or m s
Acceleration a meters per second squared m/s 2 or m s
Force F newton NElectrical charge/ Q coulomb C
quantity
Electric current I ampere A
Resistance R ohm Ω
Conductance G siemen S
Electromotive force E
volt V
Potential difference V volt V
Work W joule J
Energy E (or W) joule J
Power P watt w
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