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Important Units and its Measurements

Unit Name

Measures

Length

Meter (m)

Time

Second (s)

Volume

Cubic Meter (m3)

Mass

Kilogram (Kg)

Temperature

Kelvin (K)

Electric Current

Ampere (A)

Amount of Substance

Mole

Luminous Intensity

Candela (cd)

Plane Angle

Radian

Solid Angle

Steradian

Catalytic Activity

Katal

Electric Charge

Coulomb [(c) – q/v]

Electric Conductance

Siemens

Electric Potential (V)

Volt

Electric Resistance (R)/Impendence

Ohm

Work / Energy / Heat

Joule, Erg (1J=107E)

Force / Weight

Newton, Dyne

Frequency

Hertz / Cycle / Sec / Sec-1

Luminance

Lux

Inductance

Henry

Luminous Flux

Lumen

Magnetic Flux

Weber, Maxwell

Magnetic Flux Density

Tesla, Web/m2

Power

Watt

Pressure

Pascal, Bar, Torr, Barya

Radio Activity

Becquerel

Radio Active (Ionize Radiation)

Gray

Youngs Modulus

Pascal = Stress

Viscosity

Poise

Absolute Temperature

Kelvin

Electromotive Force

(1 Bar = 10,000 Pa) or 105 Par

Volt

 

Electric Energy

Kilowatt Hour (3.6 x 106J)

Magnetic Intensity

Oersted, Amp/m

Magnetic Induction/field

Gauss, Tesla (1T= 104G)

Mutual Inductance

Henry

Intensity of Sound

Decibel

Power of Lens

Diopter (m-1)

Depth of Sea

Fathom (1F = 6 Feet)

Atmospheric Pressure

Bar

Astronomical Distance

Light Year, Parsec

Supersonic Motion

Mach

Velocity

Meter / Sec

Density

Kg/m3, Relative Density = No Unit

Area

Sq. Meter

Specific Heat Capacity

Joule/Kg-K

Latent Heat

Joule/K

Surface Tension

Newton / Meter

Power

Joule/Sec or Watt

Speed

Meter/Sec

Acceleration

Meter/Sec2

Acceleration due to Gravity (g)

Meter/Sec2

Electric field intensity

Newton / Coulomb

Magnetic Dipole Movement

Ampere * meter

Wave length of Light

Angstrom (Ao)

 (1Ao = 10-10m)

Information / Data

Byte

Quantity of Heat

Calorie

Brightness

Lambert

Torque

Newton Meter

Kinematic Viscosity (SI)

m2/s

Kinematic Viscosity (CCS)

Stoke

Stress

Pascal or N/m2 (Ins – Tensiometer)

Strain

No Unit

Impulse

Force x Time / [N x Sec]

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