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General Information 9<br />

SI Derived units<br />

celsius ºC K temperature<br />

coulomb C As electric charge<br />

farad F C/V electric capacitance<br />

henry H W/A inductance<br />

hertz Hz c/s frequency<br />

joule J Ws energy<br />

lumen lm cd.sr luminous flux<br />

lux lx lm/m 2 illuminance<br />

newton N kg/m/s 2 force<br />

ohm Ω V/A electric resistance<br />

pascal Pa N/m 2 pressure<br />

siemens S 1/Ω electric conductance<br />

tesla T Wb/m 2 magnetic flux density<br />

volt V W/A electric potential<br />

watt W J/s power<br />

weber Wb Vs magnetic flux<br />

SI Supplementary units<br />

radian rad unit of plane angle equal to an angle at the<br />

centre of a circle, the arc of which is equal<br />

in length to the radius<br />

steradian sr unit of solid angle equal to an angle at the<br />

centre of a sphere subtended by a part of<br />

the surface equal in area to the square of<br />

the radius<br />

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