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==Special names== The International System of Units assigns special names to 22 derived units, which includes two dimensionless derived units, the [[radian]] (rad) and the [[steradian]] (sr). {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ style="font-size:larger;font-weight:bold;"|Named units derived from SI base units<ref>{{SIbrochure8th}}</ref> |- ! Name ! [[Symbol]] ! [[Physical quantity|Quantity]] ! Equivalents ! [[SI base unit]]<br>Equivalents |- | [[hertz]] | align = "center"| Hz | [[frequency]] | align = "center"| 1/s | align = "center"| s<sup>−1</sup> |- | [[radian]] | align = "center"| rad | [[angle]] | align = "center"| m/m | align="center" | 1 |- | [[steradian]] | align = "center"| sr | [[solid angle]] | align = "center"| m<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup> | align="center" | 1 |- | [[newton (unit)|newton]] | align = "center"| N | [[force]], [[weight]] | align = "center"| kg⋅m/s<sup>2</sup> | align = "center"| kg⋅m⋅s<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[pascal (unit)|pascal]] | align = "center"| Pa | [[pressure]], [[Stress (physics)|stress]] | align = "center"| N/m<sup>2</sup> | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>−1</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[joule]] | align = "center"| J | [[energy]], [[Mechanical work|work]], [[heat]] | align = "center"| m⋅N, C⋅V, W⋅s | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[watt]] | align = "center"| W | [[Power (physics)|power]], [[radiant flux]] | align = "center"| J/s, V⋅A | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−3</sup> |- | [[coulomb]] | align = "center"| C | [[electric charge]] or [[quantity of electricity]] | align = "center"| s⋅A, F⋅V | align = "center"| s⋅A |- | [[volt]] | align = "center"| V | [[voltage]], [[electrical potential difference]], [[electromotive force]] | align = "center"| W/A, J/C | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−3</sup>⋅A<sup>−1</sup> |- | [[farad]] | align = "center"| F | [[capacitance|electrical capacitance]] | align = "center"| C/V, s/Ω | align = "center"| kg<sup>−1</sup>⋅m<sup>−2</sup>⋅s<sup>4</sup>⋅A<sup>2</sup> |- | [[ohm (unit)|ohm]] | align = "center"| Ω | [[electrical resistance and conductance|electrical resistance]], [[electrical impedance|impedance]], [[Reactance (electronics)|reactance]] | align = "center"| 1/S, V/A | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−3</sup>⋅A<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[Siemens (unit)|siemens]] | align = "center"| S | [[electrical conductance]] | align = "center"| 1/Ω, A/V | align = "center"| kg<sup>−1</sup>⋅m<sup>−2</sup>⋅s<sup>3</sup>⋅A<sup>2</sup> |- | [[Weber (unit)|weber]] | align = "center"| Wb | [[magnetic flux]] | align = "center"| J/A, T⋅m<sup>2</sup>,V⋅s | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup>⋅A<sup>−1</sup> |- | [[tesla (unit)|tesla]] | align = "center"| T | [[magnetic field|magnetic induction]], [[magnetic flux density]] | align = "center"| V⋅s/m<sup>2</sup>, Wb/m<sup>2</sup>, N/(A⋅m) | align = "center"| kg⋅s<sup>−2</sup>⋅A<sup>−1</sup> |- | [[henry (unit)|henry]] | align = "center"| H | [[inductance|electrical inductance]] | align = "center"| V⋅s/A, Ω⋅s, Wb/A | align = "center"| kg⋅m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup>⋅A<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[Celsius|degree Celsius]] | align = "center"| °C | [[temperature]] relative to [[Absolute zero|273.15 K]] | align = "center"| K | align = "center"| K |- | [[lumen (unit)|lumen]] | align = "center"| lm | [[luminous flux]] | align = "center"| cd⋅sr | align = "center"| cd |- | [[lux]] | align = "center"| lx | [[illuminance]] | align = "center"| lm/m<sup>2</sup> | align = "center"| cd⋅m<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[becquerel]] | align = "center"| Bq | [[radioactivity]] (decays per unit time) | align = "center"| 1/s | align = "center"| s<sup>−1</sup> |- | [[gray (unit)|gray]] | align = "center"| Gy | [[absorbed dose]] (of [[ionizing radiation]]) | align = "center"| J/kg | align = "center"| m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[sievert]] | align = "center"| Sv | [[equivalent dose]] (of [[ionizing radiation]]) | align = "center"| J/kg | align = "center"| m<sup>2</sup>⋅s<sup>−2</sup> |- | [[katal]] | align = "center"| kat | [[catalytic activity]] | align = "center"| mol/s | align = "center"| s<sup>−1</sup>⋅mol. |}
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