Name of the unit
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Use to measure
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Ampere
|
Electric current
|
Angstrom
|
Wavelength of light
|
Bar
|
Atmospheric pressure
|
Joule
|
heat
|
Candela
|
Luminous intensity
|
Celsius (Centigrade)
|
Temperature
|
Coulomb
|
Electric charge
|
Decibel
|
Sound level
|
Dyne
|
Force
|
Erg
|
Work
|
Fahrenheit
|
Temperature (commonly used by doctors to measure body temperature)
|
Fathom
|
Depth of water
|
Faraday
|
Electric charge (used in electrolysis) = 96,500 coulomb
|
Gauss
|
Magnetic induction/Magnetic flux density
|
Henry
|
Inductance
|
Hertz
|
Frequency
|
Horsepower
|
Power
|
Joule
|
Work or energy
|
Kelvin
|
Temperature (SI unit)
|
Light year
|
Distance, (Distance light travels in one year at a speed of 2,97,600 km)
|
Newton
|
Force (SI unit)
|
Ohm
|
Electrical resistance
|
Pascal
|
Pressure
|
Poise
|
Viscosity
|
Volt
|
Electrical potential
|
Watt
|
Power
|
Units of Measurement
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