Everyday Science

2. Units

1. Force: Newton/ Dyne   

2. Temperature: Kelvin/ Celsius/ Degree

3. Current: Ampere   

4. Heat: Joule/ Calorie/ BTU

5. Pressure: Pascal/Torr   

6. Radioactivity: Becquerel/Curie/Rutherford

7. Atomic energy: Rydberg/Joule    

8. Voltage: Volt

9. Electric Potential Difference: Volt    

10. Electric Charge: Coulomb

11. Power: Watt    

12. Resistance: Ohm  

13. Conductivity: Mho

14. Energy: Joule/ Erg  

15. Distance Between Stars And Planets: Light Year

16. Wavelength: Angstrom   

17. Volume: Acre-Foot/Litre

18. Frequency: Hertz   

19. Rate of flow of water: Cusec

20. Length: Meter/Fermi/Parsec

21. Optical Power Of A Lens or A Curved Mirror: Dioptre    

22. Plane Angle: Radian   

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23. Luminous Intensity: Candela

24. Amount of Substance: Mole

25. Rate Of Decay Of Radioactive Material: Rutherford

26. Sedimentation Rate: SVEDBERG Unit  

27. Induction: Henry

28. Magnetic flux: Maxwell/ Weber   

29. Magnetic Flux Density/Magnetic Inductivity: Telsa/Gauss

30. Electric Conductance: Siemens   

31. Angle: Degree

32. Solid Angle: Steradian    

33. Torque: Foot-Pound   

34. Mass: Slug

35. Volume of Water Reservoirs: Acre-foot   

36. Mechanical work/Energy: Erg

37. Magneto Motive Force: Gilbert  

38. Newton: Force  

39. Dyne: Force

40. Kelvin: Temperature

41. Celsius: Temperature   

42. Degree: Temperature

43. Ampere: Current   

44. Joule: Heat/Atomic Energy/Energy   

45. Calorie: Heat

46. BTU: Heat    

47. Pascal: Pressure

48. Torr: Pressure    

49. Becquerel: Radioactivity

50. Curie: Radioactivity   

51. Rutherford: Rate Of Decay Of Radioactive Material/Radioactivity    

52. Rydberg: Atomic Energy

53. Volt: Voltage/Electron Potential Difference    Coulomb: Electric Charge

55. Watt: Power   

56. Ohm: Resistance

57. Mho: Conductivity     

58. Erg: Energy

59. Light Year: Distance Between Star     

60. Angstrom: Wavelength

61. Litre: Volume    

62. Acre Foot: Volume

63. Hertz: Frequency   

64. Cusec: Rate Of Flow Of Water

65. Meter: Length   

66. Fermi: Length

67. Parsec: Length    

68. Dioptre: Optical Power Of Lens

69. Radian: Plane Angle                               

70. Candela: Luminous Intensity  

71. SVEDBERG: Sedimentation Rate

72. Henry: inductance   

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73. Maxwell: Magnetic Flux

74. Weber: Magnetic Flux   

75. Tesla: Magnetic Flux Density/Magnetic Inductivity   

76. Gauss: Magnetic Flux Density/Magnetic Inductivity

77. Siemens: Electric Conductance   

78. Degree: Angle

79. Steradian: Solid Angle   

80. Foot Pound: torque    

81. Slug: Mass