SI Units & Conversions

SI base quantity

Symbol

Name of SI unit

Symbol for unit

Mass

m

Kilogram

kg

Length

l

Meter

m

Time

t

Second

s

Temperature

T

Kelvin

K

Amount of substance

n

Mole

mol

Electric current

I

Ampere

A

 

Prefix

Symbol

Power

Giga

G

109

Mega

M

106

Kilo

k

103

Hecto

h

102

Deca

da

101

Base Unit

 

100

Deci

d

10-1

Centi

c

10-2

Milli

m

10-3

Micro

µ

10-6

Nano

n

10-9

Pico

p

10-12

Femto

f

10-15