4 February 2016

Units used in Chemistry



        Physical Quantities and Their Units

SI measurement units
 symbol
SI measurement units
symbol

distance
 d 
meter
m

mass
m
kilogram
kg

time
t
second
s

electric charge
Q
coulomb
C

temperature
T
Kelvin
K

amount of substance
n
mole
mol

luminous intensity
I
candela
cd

acceleration
a
meter per second squared
m/s2

area
A
square meter
m2

capacitance
C
farad
F

concentration
[C]
molar
M

density
D
kilogram per cubic meter
kg/m3

electric current
I
ampere
A

electric field intensity
E
newton per coulomb
N/C

electric resistance
R
ohm
W

emf
x
volt
V

energy
E
joule
J

force
F
newton
N

frequency
f
hertz
Hz

heat
Q
joule
J

illumination
E
lux   (lumen per square meter)
lx

inductance
L
henry
H

magnetic flux
F
weber
Wb

potential difference
V
volt
V

power
P
watt
W

pressure
p
pascal  (newton per square meter)
Pa

velocity
v
meter per second
m/s

volume
V
cubic meter
m3

work
W
joule
J