Table 2-3 SI Base Units
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mass
time
electric current
thermodynamic temperature
amount of substance ‘mole mol
luminous intensity candela, cd
Table 2-4 Some SI Derived Units Expressed in terms of Bas ~ Jnits
‘Quantity ies tymbor
‘area : ‘equare meter m
volume ‘bie meter m?
speed, velocity veter per second m/s
acceleration ” meter per second sq. m/s?
kinematic viscosity ‘quare meter per second m/s
mass density ‘:ilogram per cubic meter kg/m?
concensration mole per cubic meter mol/m*
Table 2-5 SI Derived Units vith Special Names
“Quantity ____itme_—“‘Symbol Expression in Terme of
Other Units
frequency te ile Vs
force newton N kg.in/s*
Pressure, stress prscal Pa N/m? |
energy, work, quantity —joitle J Nm
of heat
power watt w Jia
quantity of electricity _culomb c
Table 2-6 Some SI Derive:1 Units Expressed by Means of Spe | | Namos
‘Quantity Name ‘symbol
dynamic viscosity ‘pascal-second Pes
moment of force meter-newton aN
surface tension newton/meter fm
heat capacity Joule per kelvin yk
specific heat capacity, speific joule per kilogram kelvin (kg)
entropy
specific energy Joule per kilogram. fig,
molar energy joule per mole J/mol
molar entropy, molar heat joule per mole-kelvin JH enol-K)
capacity
Table 2-6 shows some SI derived units expressed by means
of special names. In forming derived unit abbreviations, use a
dot to indicate multiplication and a slash for division, e,
kilogram meter per second square = kgm/s?. Use the
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