Default Table of Physical Unit Equivalents

This is a list of default unit equivalents recognized by the system. Use only units from this table.

 

You can use the equivalent unit names and symbols that appear in bold.

 

Important:  Be sure to read the instructions in your question carefully.  The questions your instructor uses might specify a non-standard, custom table of unit equivalents that would override the default equivalents listed here.  If there is no reference to a custom table of equivalent units, then you can assume that these default units are recognized for your question.

 

Length

Time

Other

meter:

m

meter

meters

 

centimeter:

cm

centimeter

centimeters

 

millimeter:

mm

 

nanometer:

nm

 

kilometer:

km

 

foot:

ft

foot

feet

 

inch:

in

inch

inches

 

yard:

yd

yard

yards

 

mile:

mi

mile

miles

second:

s

 

millisecond:

ms

 

nanosecond:

ns

 

minute:

min

minute

minutes

 

hour:

hr

hour

hours

kilogram:

kg

 

gram:

g

 

newton:

N

 

joule:

J

 

kilojoule:

kJ

 

pascal:

Pa

 

watt:

W

 

kilowatt:

kW

 

liter:

L

liter

liters

 

degree:

deg

degree

degrees

 

radian:

rad

radian

radians

Electromagnetism

Chemical

Other

coulomb (NOT Celsius):

C

 

volt:

V

 

ohm:

ohm

ohms

 

farad:

F

 

weber:

Wb

 

telsa:

T

 

henry:

H

mole:

mol

mole

moles

 

molar:

M

Molar

hertz:

Hz

 

kilohertz:

kHz

 

kelvin:

K

 

candela:

cd

 

lumen:

lm

 

lux:

lx