Physics Units of Measurement

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Length

meter (m), base SI unit: m

Mass

kilogram (kg), base SI unit: kg

Time

second (s), base SI unit: s

Electric current

ampere (A), base SI unit: A

Thermodynamic temperature

kelvin (K), base SI unit: K

Amount of substance

mole (mol), base SI unit: mol

Luminous intensity

candela (cd), base SI unit: cd

Area

square meter (m²), base SI derivation: m²

Volume

cubic meter (m³), base SI derivation: m³

Velocity

meter per second (m/s), base SI derivation: m·s⁻¹

Acceleration

meter per second squared (m/s²), base SI derivation: m·s⁻²

Force

newton (N), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻²

Weight

newton (N), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻²

Momentum

kilogram meter per second (kg·m/s), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻¹

Impulse

newton-second (N·s), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻¹

Pressure

pascal (Pa), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Stress

pascal (Pa), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Energy

joule (J), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²

Work

joule (J), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²

Power

watt (W), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻³

Density

kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m³), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻³

Frequency

hertz (Hz), base SI derivation: s⁻¹

Angular velocity

radian per second (rad/s), base SI derivation: s⁻¹

Angular acceleration

radian per second squared (rad/s²), base SI derivation: s⁻²

Torque

newton-meter (N·m), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²

Electric charge

coulomb (C), base SI derivation: A·s

Electric potential

volt (V), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻¹

Electromotive force

volt (V), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻¹

Electric resistance

ohm (Ω), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻³·A⁻²

Electrical conductance

siemens (S), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s³·A²

Capacitance

farad (F), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s⁴·A²

Magnetic flux

weber (Wb), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·A⁻¹

Magnetic flux density

tesla (T), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻²·A⁻¹

Inductance

henry (H), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·A⁻²

Electric field strength

volt per meter (V/m), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻³·A⁻¹

Magnetic field strength

ampere per meter (A/m), base SI derivation: A·m⁻¹

Dynamic viscosity

pascal-second (Pa·s), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻¹

Kinematic viscosity

square meter per second (m²/s), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻¹

Surface tension

newton per meter (N/m), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻²

Heat capacity

joule per kelvin (J/K), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·K⁻¹

Specific heat capacity

joule per kilogram-kelvin (J/(kg·K)), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻²·K⁻¹

Thermal conductivity

watt per meter-kelvin (W/(m·K)), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻³·K⁻¹

Luminous flux

lumen (lm), base SI derivation: cd·sr (cd)

Illuminance

lux (lx), base SI derivation: cd·sr·m⁻² (cd·m⁻²)

Radioactivity

becquerel (Bq), base SI derivation: s⁻¹

Absorbed radiation dose

gray (Gy), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻²

Equivalent radiation dose

sievert (Sv), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻²

Catalytic activity

katal (kat), base SI derivation: mol·s⁻¹

Molar mass

kilogram per mole (kg/mol), base SI derivation: kg·mol⁻¹

Molar concentration

mole per cubic meter (mol/m³), base SI derivation: mol·m⁻³

Electric charge density

coulomb per cubic meter (C/m³), base SI derivation: A·s·m⁻³

Current density

ampere per square meter (A/m²), base SI derivation: A·m⁻²

Jerk

meter per cubic second (m/s³), base SI derivation: m·s⁻³

Snap

meter per quartic second (m/s⁴), base SI derivation: m·s⁻⁴

Angular momentum

kilogram square meter per second (kg·m²/s), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻¹

Moment of inertia

kilogram square meter (kg·m²), base SI derivation: kg·m²

Action

joule second (J·s), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻¹

Permittivity

farad per meter (F/m), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻³·s⁴·A²

Permeability

henry per meter (H/m), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻²·A⁻²

Electric displacement field

coulomb per square meter (C/m²), base SI derivation: A·s·m⁻²

Electric dipole moment

coulomb meter (C·m), base SI derivation: A·s·m

Magnetic dipole moment

ampere square meter (A·m²), base SI derivation: A·m²

Linear mass density

kilogram per meter (kg/m), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹

Areal mass density

kilogram per square meter (kg/m²), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻²

Volumetric flow rate

cubic meter per second (m³/s), base SI derivation: m³·s⁻¹

Mass flow rate

kilogram per second (kg/s), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻¹

Specific volume

cubic meter per kilogram (m³/kg), base SI derivation: m³·kg⁻¹

Specific energy

joule per kilogram (J/kg), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻²

Energy density

joule per cubic meter (J/m³), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Heat flux density

watt per square meter (W/m²), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻³

Thermal resistance

kelvin per watt (K/W), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s³·K

Thermal expansion coefficient

per kelvin (1/K), base SI derivation: K⁻¹

Electrical conductivity

siemens per meter (S/m), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻³·s³·A²

Electrical resistivity

ohm meter (Ω·m), base SI derivation: kg·m³·s⁻³·A⁻²

Electric mobility

square meter per volt second (m²/(V·s)), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·s²·A

Magnetic reluctance

per henry (1/H), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s²·A²

Magnetic vector potential

weber per meter (Wb/m), base SI derivation: kg·m·s⁻²·A⁻¹

Radiant intensity

watt per steradian (W/sr), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻³

Radiance

watt per steradian square meter (W/(sr·m²)), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻³

Irradiance

watt per square meter (W/m²), base SI derivation: kg·s⁻³

Spectral radiance

watt per steradian cubic meter (W/(sr·m³)), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻³

Luminance

candela per square meter (cd/m²), base SI derivation: cd·m⁻²

Luminous efficacy

lumen per watt (lm/W), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m⁻²·s³·cd

Luminous energy

lumen second (lm·s), base SI derivation: cd·s

Molar entropy

joule per mole kelvin (J/(mol·K)), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹

Molar heat capacity

joule per mole kelvin (J/(mol·K)), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·K⁻¹·mol⁻¹

Molar volume

cubic meter per mole (m³/mol), base SI derivation: m³·mol⁻¹

Molar energy

joule per mole (J/mol), base SI derivation: kg·m²·s⁻²·mol⁻¹

Molality

mole per kilogram (mol/kg), base SI derivation: mol·kg⁻¹

Wavenumber

reciprocal meter (1/m), base SI derivation: m⁻¹

Verdet constant

radian per tesla meter (rad/(T·m)), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·s²·A

Radiation exposure

coulomb per kilogram (C/kg), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·s·A

Absorbed dose rate

gray per second (Gy/s), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻³

Equivalent dose rate

sievert per second (Sv/s), base SI derivation: m²·s⁻³

Catalytic activity concentration

katal per cubic meter (kat/m³), base SI derivation: mol·s⁻¹·m⁻³

Compressibility

reciprocal pascal (1/Pa), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·m·s²

Bulk modulus

pascal (Pa), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Shear modulus

pascal (Pa), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Young's modulus

pascal (Pa), base SI derivation: kg·m⁻¹·s⁻²

Mass attenuation coefficient

square meter per kilogram (m²/kg), base SI derivation: m²·kg⁻¹

Specific susceptibility

cubic meter per kilogram (m³/kg), base SI derivation: m³·kg⁻¹

Electric polarizability

coulomb square meter per volt (C·m²/V), base SI derivation: kg⁻¹·s⁴·A²