NAME
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SYMBOL
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RELATION TO SI
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length, l
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metre (SI unit)
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m
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centimetre (cgs unit)
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cm
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= 10-2m
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angstrom
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Å
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=10-10m
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Micron
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µ
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=µm = 10-6m
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Mill micron
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mµ
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=nm = 10-9m
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x unit
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X
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≈1.002X 10-13m
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Fermi
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f, fm
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=fm = 10-15m
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Inch
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In
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= 2.54 x 10-2m
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Foot
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Ft
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=12in = 0.3048m
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Yard
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Yd
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=3ft = 0.9144m
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Mile
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Mi
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=1760yd = 1609.344m
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Nautical mile
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=1852m
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Astronomical unit
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AU
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=1.49600 x 1011m
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Parsec
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pc
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≈3.08568 x 1016m
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Light year
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l.y.
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≈9.460528 x 1015m
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Light second
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= 299792458m
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area, (A)
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Square meter
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m^2
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Barn
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b
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=10-28m2
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acre
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a
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≈4046.856m2
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hectare
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ha
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=104 m2
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volume(V)
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cubic metre
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m3
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litre
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l, L
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=dm3 = 10-3 m3
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lambda
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λ
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= µl = 10-6dm3
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barrel(US)
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≈158.987dm3
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gallon(US)
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gal(US)
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= 3.78541dm3
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gallon(UK)
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Gal(UK)
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=4.54609 dm3
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Mass, (m)
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Kilogram
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Kg
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Gram (cgs unit)
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g
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=10-3kg
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electron mass (au)
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me
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≈9.10939 x 10-31kg
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unified atomic mass unit, Daltons
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u, Da
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=ma(12C)/12 ≈1.660540x10-27kg
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gamma
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γ
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=µg
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tonne
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t
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=Mg =103kg
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pound (avoirdupois)
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lb
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=0.45359237kg
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ounce (avoirdupois)
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oz
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≈28.3495g
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ounce(troy)
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oz(trou)
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≈31.1035g
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grain
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gr
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=64.79891mg
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time, (t)
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second (SI, cgs unit)
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s
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au of time
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h/Eh
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≈2.41888x10-17s
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minute
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min
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=60s
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hour
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h
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=3600s
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day
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d
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=86400s
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year
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a
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≈31556952s
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Svedberg
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Sv
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=10-13s
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acceleration, (a)
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SI unit
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ms-2
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standard acceleration of free fall
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gn
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=9.80665ms-2
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gal, Galileo
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Gal
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=10-2ms-2
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force, (F)
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Newton (SI unit)
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N
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=kg m s-2
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dyne (cgs unit)
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dyn
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=g cm s-2 = 10-5N
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au of force
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Eh/a0
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≈8.23873 x 10-8N
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kilogram - force
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kgf
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=9.80665 N
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energy, (U)
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joule (SI unit)
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J
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=kg m2 s-2
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erg (cgs unit)
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erg
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= g cm2 s-2 = 10-7J
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rydberg
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Ry
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=Eh/2 ≈ 2.17987 x 10-18 J
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electron volt
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eV
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=e x V ≈ 1.60218 x 10-19J
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calorie, thermo chemical
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calth
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= 4.184J
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calorie, international
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calIT
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=4.1868 J
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15ºC calorie
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cal15
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≈ 4.1855 J
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litre atmosphere
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1atm
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= 101.325 J
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British thermal unit
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Btu
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=1055.06 J
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pressure, (p)
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Pascal (SI unit)
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Pa
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= Nm-2 = kg m-1 s-2
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atmosphere
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atm
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= 101325 Pa
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bar
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bar
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=105 Pa
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torr
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Torr
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=(101325/760) Pa
≈ 133.322Pa
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millimetre of mercury (conventional)
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mmHg
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=13.5951 x 980.665 x 10-2 Pa ≈ 133.322 Pa
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pounds per square inch
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psi
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≈ 6.894757 x 103 Pa
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power(P)
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watt (SI unit)
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W
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= kg m2 s-3
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horse power
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hp
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= 745.7 W
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action, L, J (angular momentum)
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SI unit
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J S
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= kg m2 s-1
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cgs unit
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erg s
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= 10-7 J s
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au of action
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h = h / 2π
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≈1.05457 x 10-34 J s
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dynamic viscosity, (η)
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SI unit
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Pa s
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= kg m-1 s-1
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poise
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P
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= 10-1 Pa s
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centipoises
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cP
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= mPa s
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kinematic viscosity, (v)
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SI unit
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m2 s-1
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stokes
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St
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= 10-4 m2 s-1
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thermodynamic temperature, (T )
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Kelvin (SI unit)
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K
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degree Rankin
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ºR
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= (5/9) K
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entropy, (S) heat
capacity, (C)
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SI unit
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J K-1
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clausius
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Cl
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=calth/K = 4.184 J K-1
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molar entropy, (Sm)
molar heat capacity, (Cm)
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SI unit
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J K-1 mol-1
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entropy unit
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e.u
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=calth K-1 mol-1
= 4.184 J K-1 mol-1
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molar volume (Vm)
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SI unit
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m3 mol-1
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amagat
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amagat
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=Vm of real gas at 1 atm and 273.15 K
≈22.4 x 10-3 m3
mol-1
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plane angle, (α)
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radian (SI unit)
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rad
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degree
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º
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= rad x 2π/360
≈(1/57.29578)rad
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minute
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'
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= degree/60
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second
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"
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= degree/3600
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grade
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grad
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=rad x 2π/400 ≈(1/63.66198)rad
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radioactivity, (A)
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Becquerel (SI unit)
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Bq
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=s-1
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curie
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Ci
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=3.7 x 1010 Bq
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absorbed dose of radiation
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gray (SI unit)
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Gy
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= J kg-1
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rad
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rad
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=0.01 Gy
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dose equivalent
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sievert (SI unit)
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Sv
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= J kg-1
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rem
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rem
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≈0.01 Sv
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electric current (I)
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ampere (SI unit)
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A
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esu, Gau
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(10/ ζ)A
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≈3.33564 x 10-10A
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biot (emu)
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Bi
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=10 A
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electric charge (Q)
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coulomb (SI unit)
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C
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= A s
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franklin (esu, Gau)
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Fr
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= (10/
ζ)C ≈3.33564 x 10-10C
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emu (abcoulomb)
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= 10C
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proton charge (au)
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e
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≈1.60218 x 10-19 C
≈4.80321 x 10-10Fr
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charge density, (ρ)
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SI unit
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C m-3
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esu, Gau
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Fr cm-3
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= 107 ζ1
C m-3
≈3.33564 x 10-4 C m-3
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electrical potenial,(V), (φ )
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volt (SI unit)
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V
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= J C-1 = J A-1 s-1
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esu, Gau
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erg Fr-1
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Fr cm-1/4πε0 =299.792458 V
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mean international volt
|
=1.00034V
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US international volt
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= 1.000330 V
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Friday, 7 March 2014
Relation to SI Unit
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