Units of Measure

SI ELECTROMAGNETISM UNITS

 

SYMBOL
NAME OF QUANTITY
 DERIVED UNITS
UNIT
BASE UNITS
I
Electric current
ampere (SI base unit)
A
A (= W/V = C/s)
Q
Electric charge
coulomb
C
A·s
U, ΔV, ΔφE
Potential differenceElectromotive force
volt
V
J/C = kg·m2·s−3·A−1
RZX
Electric resistanceImpedanceReactance
ohm
Ω
V/A = kg·m2·s−3·A−2
ρ
Resistivity
ohm metre
Ω·m
kg·m3·s−3·A−2
P
Electric power
watt
W
V·A = kg·m2·s−3
C
Capacitance
farad
F
C/V = kg−1·m−2·A2·s4
ΦE
Electric flux
volt metre
V·m
kg·m3·s−3·A−1
E
Electric field strength
volt per metre
V/m
N/C = kg·m·A−1·s−3
D
Electric displacement field
coulomb per square metre
C/m2
A·s·m−2
ε
Permittivity
farad per metre
F/m
kg−1·m−3·A2·s4
χe
Electric susceptibility
(dimensionless)
-
-
GYB
ConductanceAdmittanceSusceptance
siemens
S
Ω−1 = kg−1·m−2·s3·A2
κγσ
Conductivity
siemens per metre
S/m
kg−1·m−3·s3·A2
B
Magnetic flux density, Magnetic induction
tesla
T
Wb/m2 = kg·s−2·A−1 = N·A−1·m−1
ΦΦMΦB
Magnetic flux
weber
Wb
V·s = kg·m2·s−2·A−1
H
Magnetic field strength
ampere per metre
A/m
A·m−1
LM
Inductance
henry
H
Wb/A = V·s/A = kg·m2·s−2·A−2
μ
Permeability
henry per metre
H/m
kg·m·s−2·A−2
χ
Magnetic susceptibility
(dimensionless)
-
-