Units: SI Derived Units

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How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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In addition to the seven base units, the General Conference on Weights and Measures has approved 22 names for SI units defined as combinations of the base units. Within the SI, these units are the named derived units. Following are links to the definitions of these 22 units. The third column shows how each unit is derived from the preceding units, and the fourth column gives the formal equivalence of the unit in terms of the base units. Derived Unit hertz (Hz) newton (N) pascal (Pa) joule (J) watt (W) coulomb (C) volt (V) farad (F) ohm (omega) siemens (S) weber (Wb) tesla (T) henry (H) degree Celsius (C) radian (rad) steradian (sr) lumen (lm) Measures frequency force pressure energy or work power electric charge electric potential electric capacitance electric resistance electric conductance magnetic flux magnetic flux density inductance temperature plane angle solid angle luminous flux Derivation /s kg(m/s2) N/m2 Nm J/s As W/A C/V V/A A/V Vs Wb/m2 Wb/A K - 273.15 Formal Definition s-1 kgms-2 kgm-1s-2 kgm2s-2 kgm2s-3 As kgm2s-3A-1 kg-1m-2s4A2 kgm2s-3A-2 kg-1m-2s3A2 kgm2s-2A-1 kgs-2A-1 kgm2s-2A-2 K mm-1 cdsr m2m-2 cdsr

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lux (lx) becquerel (Bq) gray (Gy) sievert (Sv) katal (kat)

illuminance activity absorbed dose dose equivalent catalytic activity

lm/m2 /s J/kg Gy(multiplier) mol/s

cdsrm-2 s-1 m2s-2 m2s-2 mols-1

The term derived unit covers any algebraic combination of the base units, but it is only the 22 combinations listed above that have approved special names. For example, the SI derived unit of momentum (mass times velocity) has no special name; momentum is stated in kilogram meters per second (kgm/s) or in newton seconds (Ns). A few SI derived units do have special names that have been defined but not approved. Here are some examples: Derived Unit stere (st) diopter (dpt) thermal ohm poiseuille (Pl) rayl acoustic ohm daraf talbot nit (nt) molal Measures volume refractive power thermal resistance dynamic viscosity sound impedance sound resistance electric elastance luminous energy luminance chemical concentration Derivation m3 m-1 K/W Pas Pas/m Pas/m3 F-1 lms cd/m2 mol/kg

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