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What is the SI Unit?

SI unit is an international system of measurements that are used universally in technical and
scientific research to avoid the confusion with the units. Having a standard unit system is important
because it helps the entire world to understand the measurements in one set of unit systems.
Following is the table with base SI units:

Sl. No. Name of the Quantity SI Unit SI Unit Symbol

1. Length (l) Meter m

2. Mass (M) Kilogram kg

3. Time (T) Second s

4. Electric current (I) Ampere A

5. Thermodynamic temperature (Θ) Kelvin K

6. Amount of substance (N) Mole mol

7. Luminous intensity (J) Candela cd

SI Base Units
These are the fundamental units and are considered as the building blocks of the
system. All the other units are derived from the SI Base units. One of the examples
is that the SI unit of mass is kilogram. This is often confused with grams.

SI Base Units List


There are 7 SI base units. The seven units along with their SI unit and symbol are
given below:

1. Unit of length, meter (m): Meter is the SI unit of length and is defined by taking the fixed
value of the speed of light in vacuum. It is expressed as m.s-1.
2. Unit of mass, kilogram (kg): Kilogram is the SI unit of mass and is defined by taking the
fixed value of the Planck constant. It is expressed as kg.m2.s-1.
3. Unit of time, second (s): Second is the SI unit of time and is defined by taking the fixed
value of Cesium frequency. It is expressed as s1.
4. Unit of electric current, ampere (A): Ampere is the SI unit of electric current and is
defined by taking the fixed value of the elementary charge.
5. Unit of thermodynamic temperature, Kelvin (K): Kelvin is the SI unit of thermodynamic
temperature and is defined by taking the fixed value of Boltzmann constant k =
1.380649×10-23.
6. Unit of the amount of substance, mole (mol): Mole is the SI unit of the amount of
substance and is defined by the fixed value of Avogadro constant NA. One mole contains
6.02214076×1023 elementary entities and is expressed as mol-1.
7. Unit of luminous intensity, candela (cd): Candela is the SI unit of luminous intensity and is
defined by the fixed value of the luminous efficacy.

It should be noted that these 7 units are assumed to be mutually independent and
hence are called base units.

SI Derived Units
The derived units are unlimited as they are formed by different operations on the
base units. For derived units, the dimensions are expressed in terms of the
dimensions of the base units. The derived units might also be expressed with the
combination of base and derived units.

SI Derived Units List


There are several derived units in physics. Some of the most widely used SI derived
units in physics are given below.

Sl. Unit(s) Name SI Unit SI Unit Expressed in SI Expressed in other


No Symbol Base Unit SI units

1. Force, Weight Newton N kg⋅m⋅s-2 –

2. Frequency Hertz Hz s-1 –

3. Electric charge Coulomb C s⋅A –

4. Electric potential Volt V kg.m2.s-3.A-1 W/A


(Voltage)

5. Inductance Henry H kg.m2.s-2.A-2 Wb/A

6. Capacitance Farad F kg−1.m−2.s4.A2 C/V


7. Resistance, Impedance, Ohm Ω kg.m2.s−3.A−2 V/A
Reactance

8. Electrical conductance Siemens S kg−1.m−2.s3.A2 Ω−1

9. Magnetic flux Weber Wb kg.m2.s−2.A−1 V⋅s

10. Magnetic flux density Tesla T kg.s−2.A−1 Wb/m2

11. Energy, Work, Heat Joule J kg.m2.s−2 N⋅m = Pa⋅m3

12. Power, Radiant flux Watt W kg.m2.s−3 J/s

13. Angle Radian rad m.m−1 –

14. Radioactivity Becquerel Bq s-1 –

15. Luminous flux Lumen lm cd cd⋅sr

These were a few widely used units along with their SI units. Apart from these units,
there are certain additional units that are commonly seen in physics. Some of such
units are:

 The SI unit of momentum (P) is kilogram meter per second (kg⋅ m/s)
 The SI unit of the magnetic field (B) is Tesla
 The SI unit of heat is the unit joule
 The SI unit of velocity is m/s

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