Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

Table 1 Units of physical quantities and multiples and submultiples of unitsPhysical quantity Unit Symbol Definition525Amount of substance mole mol SI base unitElectric charge coulomb C sAElectric conductance siemens S AV −1Electric current ampere A SI base unitElectric potential difference volt V JA −1 s −1Electric resistance ohm Ω VA −1Electrical capacitance farad F AsV −1Energy joule J m 2 kg s −2calorie cal 4.186 JForce newton N Jm −1Frequency hertz Hz s −1Illuminance lux lx cd sr m −2Length metre m SI base unitångstrom Å 10 −10 mLuminous flux lumen lm cd srLuminous intensity candela cd SI base unitMagnetic flux weber Wb VsMagnetic flux density tesla T Vsm −2Mass kilogram kg SI base unitPlane angle radian rad SI base unitPower watt W Js −1Pressure pascal Pa Nm −2bar bar 10 5 PaRadiation dose absorbed gray Gy Jkg −1Radioactivity becquerel Bq s −1Solid angle steradian sr SI base unitTemperature degree Celsius °C thermodynamictemperature−273.15KTemperature (thermodynamic) kelvin K SI base unitTime second s SI base unitVolume litre (cubic L or (dm 3 ) 10 −3 m 3decimeter)multiple prefix symbol submultiple prefix symbol10 1 deca da 10 −1 deci d10 2 hecta h 10 −2 centi c10 3 kilo k 10 −3 milli m10 6 mega M 10 −6 micro µ10 9 giga G 10 −9 nano n10 12 tera T 10 −12 pico p10 15 peta P 10 −15 femto f10 18 exa E 10 −18 atto a10 21 zetta Z 10 −21 zepto z