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S.I. UNITS
Le system International dunites
A modification of the older French metric
system.
Base Units
Base units are considered so because
they are not derived from any pre-
existing number or formula. We
need to be able to discuss things
like distance, temperature and
time, and we do so by agreeing to a
reliable definition of some basic
(base!) facts.
Base Units
Length
Base Units
Length
Meter
Base Units
Length
Meter
(m)
Base Units
Mass
Base Units
Mass
Kilogram
Base Units
Mass
Kilogram
(kg)
Base Units
Time
Base Units
Time
Seconds
Base Units
Time
Seconds
(s)
Base Units
Temperature
Base Units
Temperature
Kelvin
Base Units
Temperature
Kelvin
(K)
Base Units
Amount of Substance
Base Units
Amount of Substance
mole
Base Units
Amount of Substance
mole
(mol)
Base Units
Electric Current
Base Units
Electric Current
Ampere
Base Units
Electric Current
Ampere
(A)
Base Units
Luminous Intensity
Base Units
Luminous Intensity
candela
Base Units
Luminous Intensity
candela
(cd)
Derived Units
Area
First Derivative
Area
length squared
Derived Units
Area
length squared
(m
2
)
Second Derivative
Volume
Second Derivative
Volume
length cubed
Second Derivative
Volume
length cubed
(m
3
)
Derived Units
Density
Derived Units
Density
mass per unit volume
Derived Units
Density
mass per unit volume
(kg/m
3
)
First Derivative
Speed (velocity)
Derived Units
Speed (velocity)
distance traveled per unit time
Second Derivative
Speed (velocity)
distance traveled per unit time
(m/s)
Third Derivative
Acceleration
Third Derivative
Acceleration
speed changed per unit time
Derived Units
Acceleration
speed changed per unit time
(m/s
2
)
Derived Units
Force
Derived Units
Force
mass times acceleration of an object
Derived Units
Force
mass times acceleration of an object
(kg m/s
2
)
Derived Units
Force
Note:
(kg m/s
2
) = Newton (N)
Derived Units
Pressure
Derived Units
Pressure
Force per unit area
Derived Units
Pressure
Force per unit area
(kg /m s
2
) or N/m
2
Derived Units
Pressure
Note:
(kg /m s
2
) = N/m
2
= Pascal (Pa)
Derived Units
Energy
Derived Units
Energy
Force times distance traveled
Derived Units
Energy
Force times distance traveled
(kg m
2
/s
2
)
Derived Units
Energy
Note:
(kg m
2
/s
2
) = Joule (J)
Other Units to Know About
Length
Angstrom () = 10
-10
m
Other Units to Know About
Pressure
Atmosphere (atm) def.- the pressure
exerted by the earths armosphere at sea
level on an average day.
torr or mm of Mercury (mmHg) def.-the
pressure exerted by a column of
mercury (Hg) 1 mm high.
Other Units to Know About
Temperature
3 common scales
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
In the fahrenheit scale, what
is the temperature of
freezing and boiling water?
Temperature
Temperature
Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F
Other Units to Know About
Length
Angstrom () = 10
-10
m
In the Celsius scale, what is
the temperature of freezing
and boiling water?
Temperature
Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F
0 C 100 C
Temperature
In the Kelvin scale, what is
the temperature of
freezing and boiling
water?
Temperature
Temperature
Freezing Pt Boiling Pt
32 F 212 F
0 C 100 C
273.15 K 373.15 K
Temperature
Formulas for converting scales
C + 273.15 = K
1.8(C ) + 32 = F
Other units to know about
Volume
Liter (l) = 1 dm
3
1 l = 1.06 qt
1 ml = 1 cm
3