Standard SI Units

Name Unit Name Proper Name
Length meter m
Mass kilogram kg
Time second s
Electric current ampere A
Temperature kelvin K
Amount of substance mole mol
luminous intensity candela cd
plane angle radian rad
solid angle steradian sr

SI Units derived with special names:

Name Unit Name Symbol Equation
Frequency hertz Hz \frac{1}{s}
Force Newton N \frac{kg \cdot m}{s^2}
Pressure, stress pascal Pa \frac{N}{m^2}
Energy, work, quantity of heat joule J N \cdot m
Power, radiant flux watt W \frac{J}{s}
Quantity of electricity, electric charge coulomb C A \cdot s
Electric potential, potential volt V \frac{W}{A}
Difference, electromotive force volt V \frac{W}{A}
Capacitance farad F \frac{C}{V}
Electric Resistance ohm \Omega \frac{V}{A}
conductance siemens S \frac{A}{V}
magnetic flux weber Wb V \cdot s
magnetic-flux density tesla T \frac{Wb}{m^2}
inductance henry H \frac{Wb}{A}
luminous flux lumen lm cd \cdot sr
illuminance lux lx \frac{lm}{m^2}
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