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   SI derived units are units derived from the seven SI base units.

                 Physical quantity                 Name of SI unit   Symbol? for SI unit    Expression in terms of SI base units   
  
Special names and Symbols
frequency hertz Hz s-1

   force                                           newton            N                     m.kg.s-2                                

   pressure, stress                                pascal            Pa                    N.m-2            = m-1.kg.s-2           

   area                                            are                                     ??? m2                                      

   volume                                          liter             l                     1000 l           = m3                                      
   energy, work, heat                           joule            J                     N.m              = m2.kg.s-2            

   power, [radiant flux]?                         watt?             W                     J.s-1            = m2.kg.s-3            

   electric charge                              coulomb?          C                     A.s                                     

   [electric potential]?, [electromotive force]?   volt             V                     J.C-1            = m2.kg.s-3.A-1        

   [electric resistance]?                          ohm               W                     V.A-1            = m2.kg.s-3.A-2        

   [electric conductance]?                         siemens?          S                     A.V-1            = m-2.kg-1.s3.A2       

   [electric capacitance]?                         farad?            F                     C.V-1            = m-2.kg-1.s4.A2       

   [magnetic flux density]?                        tesla?            T                     V.s.m-2          = kg.s-2.A-1           

   magnetic flux                                   weber             Wb                    V.s              = m2.kg.s-2.A-1        

   inductance                                      henry             H                     V.A-1.s          = m2.kg.s-2.A-2        

   temperature                             degree Celsius    oC                    K                                       

   plane angle                                     radian            rad                   1                = m.m-1                

   solid angle                                     steradian         sr                    1                = m2.m-2               

   luminous flux                                   lumen             lm                    cd.sr                                   

   illuminance                                     lux               lx                    cd.sr.m-2                               

   activity (radioactive)                          becquerel         Bq                    s-1                                     

   absorbed dose (of radiation)                    gray              Gy                    J.kg-1           = m2.s-2               

   dose equivalent (dose equivalent index)         sievert           Sv                    J.kg-1           = m2.s-2               
  
Other Quantities
area m2

   volume                                                                                  m3                                      

   speed, velocity                                                                         m.s-1                                   

   angular velocity                                                                        s-1, rad.s-1                            

   acceleration                                                                            m.s-2                                   

   moment of force                                                                         N.m              = m2.kg.s-2            

   wavenumber                                                                              m-1                                     

   density, mass density                                                                   kg.m-3                                  

   specific volume                                                                         m3.kg-1                                 

   amount (-of-substance) concentration                                                    mol.m-3                                 

   molar volume                                                                            m3.mol-1                                

   heat capacity, entropy                                                                  J.K-1            = m2.kg.s-2.K-1        

   molar heat capacity, molar entropy                                                      J.K-1.mol-1      = m2.kg.s-2.K-1.mol-1  

   specific heat capacity, specific entropy                                                J.K-1.kg-1       = m2.s-2.K-1           

   molar energy                                                                            J.mol-1          = m2.kg.s-2.mol-1      

   specific energy                                                                         J.kg-1           = m2.s-2            

   energy density                                                                          J.m-3            = m-1.kg.s-2           

   surface tension                                                                         N.m-1=J.m-2      = kg.s-2               

   heat flux density, irradiance                                                           W.m-2            = kg.s-3               

   thermal conductivity                                                                    W.m-1.K-1        = m.kg.s-3.K-1         

   kinematic viscosity, diffusion coefficient                                              m2.s-1                                  

   dynamic viscosity                                                                       N.s.m-2 = Pa.s   = m-1.kg.s-1           

   electric charge density                                                                 C.m-3            m-3.s.A                

   electric current density                                                                A.m-2                                   

   conductivity                                                                            S.m-1            = m-3.kg-1.s3.A2       

   molar conductivity                                                                      S.m2.mol-1       = kg-1.mol-1.s3.A2     

   permittivity                                                                            F.m-1            = m-3.kg-1.s4.A2;      

   permeability                                                                            H.m-1            = m.kg.s-2.A-2         

   electric field strength                                                                 V.m-1            = m.kg.s-3.A-1         

   magnetic field strength                                                                 A.m-1                                   

   luminance                                                                               cd.m-2                                  

   exposure (X and gamma rays)                                                             C.kg-1           = kg-1.s.A             

   absorbed dose rate                                                                      Gy.s-1           = m2.s-3               


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