SI (System of International) System of Units
SI (System of international) system of units
The SI system consists of seven basic units and two supplementary units. These are represented in table 1 . The unit for other quantities are derived from the basic units which are given in table 2.
SI System : Basic Units
Quantity
|
Unit
|
Symbol
|
Fundamental units: Length (l) ( small L)
Mass (m)
Time (t)
Temperature (T)
Electric current (I) (Capital I)
Luminous intensity (Iv)
Amount of substance (n)
Supplementary units Plane angle
Solid angle
|
metre
kilogram
second
kelvin
ampere
candela
mole
radian steradian
|
m
kg
(s)
(K)
A
cd mol
(sr)
|
SI System : Derived Units
Quantity
|
Unit
|
Symbol
|
Force
Energy
Power
Pressure
Density
Velocity
Acceleration
Angular velocity
Angular acceleration
Dynamic viscosity
Entropy
Specific heat
Thermal conductivity
|
newton
joule
watt
pascal
kilogram per cubic metre
metre per second
metre per second square
radian per second
radiation per second square
newton-second per square metre
joule per kelvin
joule per kilogram kelvin
watt per metre kelvin
|
N
J
W
Pa
kg/m³
m/s
m/s²
rad/s
rad/s²
N-s/m²
J/K
J/kgK
W/mK
|
Table 2
Preflxes used in Basic Units
Factor
|
prefix
|
Abbreviation
|
Factor
|
Prefix
|
Abbreviation
|
10¹²
10⁹
10⁶
10³
|
tera
giga
mega
kilo
|
T
G
M
k
|
10-3
10-6
10-9
10-12
|
mili
micro
nano
pico
|
m
μ
n
p
|
Table 3