Examples of

SI derived
units
SI
derived
unit
S
Derive
y
d
m
Name
quanti
b
ty
o
l
area

squar
m
e
2
meter

volum cubic m
e
meter 3
meter
speed,
per
m
velocit
secon /s
y
d
meter
per
m
acceler secon
/s
ation d
2
squar
ed
wave recipr
m
numbe ocal -1
r
meter
kilogr
am
mass
per
density
cubic
meter

k
g
/
m
3

cubic
specifi
m radian (a)
meter 3
c
/
per
volum
k
kilogr
e
g
am
amper
A
e per
current
/
squar
density
m
e
2
meter
magnet
amper A
ic field
e per /
strengt
meter m
h
amoun
m
t-ofmole

rad

mm-1 = 1 (b)

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nce
cubic
m
concen meter 3
tration
cande c
la per d
lumina
squar /
nce
e
m
2
dynamicmeter
viscosity

pascal second

Pas

momentkilogr
of force
am
surface tension
per
angularkilogr
velocity
k
angularam,
acceleration
g
mass
which
/ irradiance
heat flux density,
fractio may k
heat
capacity,
n
be
gentropy
specificrepres
heat capacity,
specific entropy
=
specificented
energy1
by the
thermalnumb
conductivity
energy density
er 1
electric field strength

newton meter

Nm

newton per meter

N/m

radian per second

rad/s

radian per second squared

rad/s2

watt per square meter

W/m2

joule per kelvin

J/K

joule per kilogram kelvin

J/(kgK)

joule per kilogram

J/kg

watt per meter kelvin

W/(mK)

joule per cubic meter

J/m3

volt per meter

V/m

electric charge density

coulomb per cubic meter

C/m3

electric flux density

coulomb per square meter

C/m2

permittivity

farad per meter

F/m

permeability

henry per meter

H/m

molar energy

joule per mole

J/mol

molar entropy, molar heat capacity

joule per mole kelvin

J/(molK)

exposure (x and

coulomb per kilogram

C/kg

absorbed dose rate

gray per second

Gy/s

radiant intensity

watt per steradian

W/sr

radiance

watt per square meter steradian

W/(m2sr)

catalytic (activity) concentration

katal per cubic meter

kat/m3

bar

1 bar = 0.1
MPa = 100
kPa = 1000
hPa =
105 Pa

bar

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