SI Units Flashcards
Charge (Q)
Coulomb (C)
Current (I)
Amperes (A)
I = Q/t meaning current is a measure of charge per unit time so Amperes = Coulombs per second
Resistance (R)
Ohms (Ω)
Capacitance (C)
Farads (F)
C = Q/V meaning capacitance is the amount of charge stored per unit of voltage applied across a capacitor, so Farads = Coulombs per Volt
Inductance (i)
Henries (H)
Capacitive impedance (Xc)
Inductive impedance (Xl)
Frequency (f)
Hz
Voltage / potential difference (V)
Volts (V)
V = I/R meaning 1V is the potential difference required to produce 1A of current in a 1Ω resistor, so the Ohm = Volts per Amp and the Amp = Volts per Ohm
Gain (A)
Converted to logarithmic scale in Decibels (dB)
GdB = 20log10 (Vout / Vin)
nano
n
10^ -9
Example 2nV - 2 x 10^ -9 = 0.000000002V
micro
µ
10^ -6
Example 3µV - 3 x 10^ -6 = 0.000003V
milli
m
10^ -3
Example 4mV - 4 x 10^ -3 = 0.004V
kilo
k
10^3
Example 5kV - 5 x 10^3 = 5000V
Mega
M
10^6
Example 6MV - 6 x 10^6 = 6,000,000V