SCIENTIFIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

SCIENTIFIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

PHYSICAL QUANTITY UNIT (INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM)

Mass------------------ Kilogram
Length ----------------Metre
Time -----------------Second
Resistance---------- Ohm
Electric Current----- Ampere
Conductance------- Mho
Capacitance-------- Faraday
Inductance---------- Henry
Energy ---------------Joule (10^7 ergs)
Work -----------------Joule
Force---------------- Newton
Power--------------- Watt (I Horse Power = 746 Watt)
Heat -----------------Calorie
Temperature------- Celsius (Kelvin)
Pressure------------ Newton/sq. metre
Luminous -----------Intensity Candela
Radio-activity------ Curie
Sound Intensity--- Decibel
Frequency--------- Hertz (Cycle/sec)
Viscosity -----------Centipoise
Astronomical Distance---- Light Year
Wavelength--------- Angstrom