4. SI Derived Units Whose Names and Symbols Include SI Derived Units with Special Names and Symbols
Quantity | Name | Symbol |
dynamic viscosity | pascal second | Pa ⋅ s |
moment of force | newton meter | N ⋅ m |
angular velocity | radian per second | rad/s |
angular acceleration | radian per second squared | rad/s2 |
heat flux density, irradiance | watt per square meter | W/m2 |
heat capacity, entropy | joule per kelvin | J/K |
specific heat capacity, specific entropy | joule per kilogram kelvin | J/(kg ⋅ K) |
specific energy | joule per kilogram | J/kg |
energy density | joule per cubic meter | J/m3 |
thermal conductivity | watt per meter kelvin | W/(m ⋅ K) |
electric field strength | volt per meter | V/m |
electric charge density | coulomb per cubic meter | C/m3 |
electric flux density | coulomb per square meter | C/m2 |
permittivity | farad per meter | F/m |
permeability | henry per meter | H/m |
molar energy | joule per mole | J/mol |
molar entropy, molar heat capacity | joule per mole kelvin | J/(mol ⋅ K) |
exposure (x and γ rays) | coulomb per kilogram | C/kg |
absorbed dose rate | gray per second | Gy/s |
radiant intensity | watt per steradian | W/sr |
radiance | watt per square meter steradian | W/(m2 ⋅ sr) |
5. Units Outside the SI that Are Accepted for Use with the SI
Name | Symbol | Value in SI units |
minute | min | 1 min = 60 s |
hour | h | 1 h = 60 min = 3600 s |
day | d | 1 d = 24h = 86400 s |
liter | L | 1 L = 1dm3 = 10−3 m3 |
metric tone | t | 1 t = 103 kg |
bel | B | 1B = 10dB |
degree (angle) | 0 | 10 = (π/180) rad |
minute (angle) | ' | 1′ = (1/60)0 = = (π/10800)rad |
second (angle) | '' | 1″ = (1/60)′ = = (π/648000)rad |
electronvolt | eV | 1 eV = 1.60218×10−19 J |
unified atomic mass unit | u | 1 u = 1.66054×10−27 kg |
astronomical unit | ua | 1 ua = 1.49598×1011m |
nautical mile | 1 nautical mile =1852 m | |
knot | 1 knot = 1852/3600 m/s | |
are | a | 1 a = 100 m2 |
hectare | ha | 1 ha = 100 a = 104m2 |
bar | bar | 1 bar = 102 kPa = 105 Pa |
angstrom | 1 = 0.1nm = 10−10m | |
curie | Ci | 1 Ci = 3.7×1010 Bq |
rad | rad | 1 rad = 10−2Gy |
rem | rem | 1 rem = 10−2Sv |