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SI derived units are part of the SI system of measurement units and are derived from the seven SI base
units.
Units with Special names and Symbols
Other quantities and units
| Physical quantity |
Name of SI unit |
Symbol for SI unit |
Expression in terms of SI base units |
| area |
square metre |
m2 |
|
| volume |
cubic metre |
m3 |
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| speed, velocity |
metre per second |
m · s-1 |
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| angular velocity |
radian per second |
rad · s-1 |
= s-1 |
| momentum |
kilogram metre per second |
kg · m · s-1 |
|
| angular momentum |
kilogram radian per second |
kg · rad · s-1 |
= kg · s-1 |
| acceleration |
metre per second squared |
m · s-2 |
|
| moment of force |
newton metre |
N · m |
= m2 · kg · s-2 |
| wavenumber |
reciprocal metre |
m-1 |
|
| density, mass density |
kilogram per cubic metre |
kg · m-3 |
|
| specific volume |
cubic metre per kilogram |
m3 · kg-1 |
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| amount (-of-substance) concentration |
mole per cubic metre |
mol · m-3 |
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| molar volume |
cubic metre per mole |
m3 · mol-1 |
|
| heat capacity, entropy |
joule per kelvin |
J · K-1 |
= m2 · kg · s-2 · K-1 |
| molar heat capacity, molar entropy |
joule per kelvin mole |
J · K-1 · mol-1 |
= m2 · kg · s-2 · K-1 · mol-1 |
| specific heat capacity, specific entropy |
joule per kilogram kelvin |
J · K-1 · kg-1 |
= m2 · s-2 · K-1 |
| molar energy |
joule per mole |
J · mol-1 |
= m2 · kg · s-2 · mol-1 |
| specific energy |
joule per kilogram |
J · kg-1 |
= m2 · s-2 |
| energy density |
joule per cubic metre |
J · m-3 |
= m-1 · kg · s-2 |
| surface tension |
newton per metre |
N · m-1 = J · m-2 |
= kg · s-2 |
| heat flux density, irradiance |
watt per square metre |
W · m-2 |
= kg · s-3 |
| thermal conductivity |
watt per metre kelvin |
W · m-1 · K-1 |
= m · kg · s-3 · K-1 |
| kinematic viscosity, diffusion coefficient |
square metre per second |
m2 · s-1 |
|
| dynamic viscosity |
pascal second |
Pa · s = N · s · m-2 |
= m-1 · kg · s-1 |
| electric charge density |
coulomb per cubic metre |
C · m-3 |
m-3 · s · A |
| electric current density |
ampere per square metre |
A · m-2 |
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| conductivity |
siemens per metre |
S · m-1 |
=
m-3 · kg-1 · s3 · A
2 |
| molar conductivity |
siemens square metre per mole |
S · m2 · mol-1 |
=
kg-1 · mol-1 · s3 · A
2 |
| permittivity |
farad per metre |
F · m-1 |
=
m-3 · kg-1 · s4 · A
2 |
| permeability |
henry per metre |
H · m-1 |
= m · kg · s-2 · A-2 |
| electric field strength |
volt per metre |
V · m-1 |
= m · kg · s-3 · A-1 |
| magnetic field strength |
ampere per metre |
A · m-1 |
|
| luminance |
candela per square metre |
cd · m-2 |
|
| exposure (X and gamma rays) |
coulomb per kilogram |
C · kg-1 |
= kg-1 · s · A |
| absorbed dose rate |
gray per second |
Gy · s-1 |
= m2 · s-3 |
References:
- I. Mills, Tomislav Cvitas, Klaus Homann, Nikola Kallay, IUPAC: Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry,
2nd edition (June 1993), Blackwell Science Inc (p. 72)
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