List the seven units of System International (SI) along with their symbols and physical quantities?
Difficulty: Medium
An international system of units:
The eleventh General Conference on Weight and Measures held in Paris in 1960 adopted a worldwide system of measurements called the International System of Units. The International System of Units is commonly referred to as SI.
Base units:
The units that describe base quantities are called base units. Each base quantity has its SI unit. The table shows seven base quantities, their SI units, and their symbols.
Base quantities, their SI units with symbols quantity Unit Name Symbols
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Quantity |
Unit |
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Name |
Symbol |
Name |
Symbol |
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Length |
| |
meter |
m |
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Mass |
M |
kilogram |
kg |
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Time |
T |
second |
s |
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Electric current |
I |
ampere |
A |
|
Intensity of light |
L |
candela |
cd |
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Temperature |
T |
kelvin |
K |
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Amount of a substance |
N |
mole |
mol |
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