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Derived units - angular acceleration momentum velocity coefficient linear expansion concentration density diffusion electric current density exposure rate ionising radiation kinematic viscosity luminance
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Four Tables of SI DERIVED UNITS

momentum radioactivity disintergration rate rotational frequency specific volume wave number tension thermal conductivity torque

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admittance lar entropy moment of force permeability permittivity radiant intensity reluctance resistivity surface

Table 1. SI DERIVED UNITS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF SI BASE UNITS AND SI SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS QUANTITY NAME SYMBOL

acceleration angular acceleration angular momentum angular velocity area c fficient of linear expansion concentration (of amount of substance) density diffusion c fficient electric current density exposure rate (ionising radiation) kinematic viscosity luminance magnetic field strength magnetic moment mass flow rate mass per unit area mass per unit length molality molar mass

metre per second squared radian per second squared radian per second square metre 1 per kelvin mole per cubic metre kilogram per cubic metre metre squared per second ampere per square metre ampere per kilogram metre squared per second candela per square metre ampere per metre ampere metre squared kilogram per second kilogram per square metre kilogram per metre mole per kilogram kilogram per mole

m/s rad/s rad/s m K mol/m kg/m m/s A/m A/kg m/s cd/m A/m A m kg/s kg/m kg/m mol/kg kg/mol

kilogram metre squared per second kg m/s

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molar volume moment of inertia moment of momentum momentum radioactivity (disintergration rate) rotational frequency specific volume speed velocity volume wave number
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cubic metre per mole kilogram metre squared kilogram metre per second 1 per second 1 per second cubic metre per kilogram metre per second metre per second cubic metre 1 per metre
Table 2. SI SUPPLIMENTARY UNITS

m/mol kg m kg m/s s s m/kg m/s m/s m m

kilogram metre squared per second kg m/s

QUANTITY

NAME

SYMBOL

DEFINITION The radian is the plane angle between two radii of a circle which cut off on the circumference an arc equal in length to the radius The steradian is the solid angle which, having it's vertex in the centre of a sphere, cuts off an area of the surface of the sphere equal to that of a square with sides of length equal to the radius of the sphere.

plane angle

radian

rad

solid angle
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steradian

sr

Table 3. SI DERIVED UNITS WITH SPECIAL NAMES Expression in terms of Symbol other SI units and definition of unit.

Quantity

Name

Expression in terms of SI Base units

admittance capacitance conductance electrical resistance electric charge electric flux electric potential electromotive force energy energy flux flux of displacement force

siemens farad siemens ohm coulomb coulomb volt volt joule watt coulomb newton

S F S C C V V J W C N

C/V V/A As As W/A W/A Nm J/s As kg m/s

m kg s A m kg s^4 A m kg s A m kg s A sA sA m kg s A m kg s A m kg s m kg s sA m kg s

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frequency illuminance impedance inductance luminous flux magnetic flux magnetic flux density magnetic induction magnetic polarization permeance potential difference power pressure quantity of electricity quantity of heat reactance stress susceptance weight work
NOTES to ABOVE TABLE:

hertz lux ohm henry lumen weber tesla tesla tesla henry volt watt pascal coulomb joule ohm pascal siemens newton joule

Hz lx

s lm/m V/A Wb/A (V s/A) cd sr Vs Wb/m Wb/m Wb/m Wb/A (V s/A) W/A J/s N/m As Nm V/A N/m kg m/s Nm

s m cd sr m kg s A m kg s A cd sr m kg s A kg s A kg s A kg s A m kg s A m kg s A m kg s m kg s sA m kg s m kg s A m kg s m kg s A m kg s m kg s

H lm Wb T T T H V W Pa C J Pa S N J

The expressions in the fourth coulumn represent the definitions of the respective units in symbolic form. For instance, the quantity force is defined as the product of mass and acceleration (F=m a) so the definition of the unit of force, the newton (N) is given by 1 N = 1 kg m/s Mechanical energy must not be expressed in newton metres (N m) but only in joules (J). The former unit is used only for torque or moment of force. In the expressions for the lumen (lm) and lux (lx) in the fifth column, the steradian (sr) is treated as a base unit.
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Table 4. SI DERIVED UNITS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF SI DERIVED UNITS WITH SPECIAL NAMES AS WELL AS SI BASE UNITS AND SI SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS (ie. the lot!) Expression in terms of SI Base units and SYMBOL SI Supplementary units

QUANTITY

NAME

absorbed dose c fficient of heat transfer

joul per kilogram watt per metre squared kelvin

J/kg

m s

W/m K kg s K

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conductivity dialectric polarization displacement dynamic viscosity electric charge density electric dipole moment electric field strength energy density entropy exposure (ionizing radiation) heat capacity heat flux density molar energy molar entropy molar heat capacity moment of force permeability permittivity radiant intensity reluctance resistivity specific energy specific entropy specific heat capacity specific latent heat surface charge density surface tension thermal conductivity torque

siemens per metre coulomb per square metre coulomb per square metre pascal second coulomb per cubic metre coulomb metre volt per metre joul per cubic metre joule per kelvin coulomb per kilogram joule per kelvin watt per square metre joule per mole joule per mole kelvin joule per mole kelvin newton metre henry per metre farad per metre watt per steradian 1 per henry ohm metre joule per kilogram joule per kilogram kelvin joule per kilogram kelvin joule per kilogram newton per metre watt per metre kelvin newton metre

S/m C/m C/m Pa s C/m Cm V /m J/m J/K C/kg J/K W /m Wb m J/mol

m kg s A m s A m s A m kg s m s A msA m kg s A m kg s m kg s K kg s A m kg s K kg s m kg s A m kg s mol

magnetic dipole moment weber metre

J/mol K m kg s K mol J/mol K m kg s K mol Nm H/m F/m W /sr H m J/kg J/kg K J/kg K J/kg N/m Nm m kg s m kg s A m kg s^4 A m kg s srl m kg s A m kg s A m s m s K m s K m s m s A kg s m kg s

coulombe per square metre C/m

W /m K m kg s K

NOTES to the ABOVE TABLE: In the interests of uniformity it is preferable to define, as far as possible, the SI derived units in accordance with the combinations given in the above tables. This does not, however, exclude the possibility of using other equivalent combinations in special cases. In education, for example, it may be convenient to define electric field strength initially in terms of the force experienced by unit charge and to use the corresponding unit newton per coulomb (N/C) instead of volt per metre (V/m). Note that:- 1 V/m = 1 W/A m = 1 N m /s A m = 1 N/C.

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Torque of moment of force should not be expressed in joules (J) but only in newton metres (N m) The values of certain so-called dimensionless quantities such as index of refraction, relative permeability and relative permittivity are expressed as pure numbers. Each of these quantities does have an SI unit but this consists of the ratio of two identical SI units and thus may be expressed by the number 1.
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