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SI derived units freeform table

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   SI derived units are units derived from the seven SI base units.

                 Physical quantity                 Name of SI unit   Symbol for SI unit    Expression in terms of SI base units   
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                                                     Special names and Symbols                                                     
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   frequency                                       hertz            Hz                    s-1                                     
   
   force                                           newton            N                     m.kg.s-2                                
   
   pressure, stress                                pascal            Pa                    N.m-2            = m-1.kg.s-2           
   
   area                                            are                                     ??? m2                                      
   
   volume                                          liter             l                     1000 l           = m3                                      
   energy, work, heat                           joule            J                     N.m              = m2.kg.s-2            
   
   power, radiant flux[?]                         watt             W                     J.s-1            = m2.kg.s-3            
   
   electric charge                              coulomb          C                     A.s                                     
   
   electric potential, electromotive force   volt             V                     J.C-1            = m2.kg.s-3.A-1        
   
   electric resistance[?]                          ohm               W                     V.A-1            = m2.kg.s-3.A-2        
   
   electric conductance                         siemens          S                     A.V-1            = m-2.kg-1.s3.A2       
   
   electric capacitance[?]                         farad            F                     C.V-1            = m-2.kg-1.s4.A2       
   
   magnetic flux density                        tesla            T                     V.s.m-2          = kg.s-2.A-1           
   
   magnetic flux                                   weber             Wb                    V.s              = m2.kg.s-2.A-1        
   
   inductance                                      henry             H                     V.A-1.s          = m2.kg.s-2.A-2        
   
   temperature                             degree Celsius    oC                    K                                       
   
   plane angle                                     radian            rad                   1                = m.m-1                
   
   solid angle                                     steradian         sr                    1                = m2.m-2               
   
   luminous flux                                   lumen             lm                    cd.sr                                   
   
   illuminance                                     lux               lx                    cd.sr.m-2                               
   
   activity (radioactive)                          becquerel         Bq                    s-1                                     
   
   absorbed dose (of radiation)                    gray              Gy                    J.kg-1           = m2.s-2               
   
   dose equivalent (dose equivalent index)         sievert           Sv                    J.kg-1           = m2.s-2               
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                                                          Other Quantities                                                         
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   area                                                                                    m2                                      
   
   volume                                                                                  m3                                      
   
   speed, velocity                                                                         m.s-1                                   
   
   angular velocity                                                                        s-1, rad.s-1                            
   
   acceleration                                                                            m.s-2                                   
   
   moment of force                                                                         N.m              = m2.kg.s-2            
   
   wavenumber                                                                              m-1                                     
   
   density, mass density                                                                   kg.m-3                                  
   
   specific volume                                                                         m3.kg-1                                 
   
   amount (-of-substance) concentration                                                    mol.m-3                                 
   
   molar volume                                                                            m3.mol-1                                
   
   heat capacity, entropy                                                                  J.K-1            = m2.kg.s-2.K-1        
   
   molar heat capacity, molar entropy                                                      J.K-1.mol-1      = m2.kg.s-2.K-1.mol-1  
   
   specific heat capacity, specific entropy                                                J.K-1.kg-1       = m2.s-2.K-1           
   
   molar energy                                                                            J.mol-1          = m2.kg.s-2.mol-1      
   
   specific energy                                                                         J.kg-1           = m2.s-2            

   energy density                                                                          J.m-3            = m-1.kg.s-2           
   
   surface tension                                                                         N.m-1=J.m-2      = kg.s-2               
   
   heat flux density, irradiance                                                           W.m-2            = kg.s-3               
   
   thermal conductivity                                                                    W.m-1.K-1        = m.kg.s-3.K-1         
   
   kinematic viscosity, diffusion coefficient                                              m2.s-1                                  
   
   dynamic viscosity                                                                       N.s.m-2 = Pa.s   = m-1.kg.s-1           
   
   electric charge density                                                                 C.m-3            m-3.s.A                
   
   electric current density                                                                A.m-2                                   
   
   conductivity                                                                            S.m-1            = m-3.kg-1.s3.A2       
   
   molar conductivity                                                                      S.m2.mol-1       = kg-1.mol-1.s3.A2     
   
   permittivity                                                                            F.m-1            = m-3.kg-1.s4.A2;      
   
   permeability                                                                            H.m-1            = m.kg.s-2.A-2         
   
   electric field strength                                                                 V.m-1            = m.kg.s-3.A-1         
   
   magnetic field strength                                                                 A.m-1                                   
   
   luminance                                                                               cd.m-2                                  
   
   exposure (X and gamma rays)                                                             C.kg-1           = kg-1.s.A             
   
   absorbed dose rate                                                                      Gy.s-1           = m2.s-3



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