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A candela is a unit of measurement for light sources and light emissions. Light beams projects different color at different wavelengths, and a candela is used to measure the intensity of the light.

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What is the unit measurement candela?

candela measures the amount of light emitted in the range of a (three- dimensional) angular span.


What is the unit of luminious intensity?

candela--------------------------------------------The official international definition of candela (1979) is:"The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 x 10e12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian".


How many meters are in a candela?

The meter is a unit of length, the candela is a unit of luminous intensity.


What is te SI base unit for luinous intensity?

Intensity is measured in Candela. Candela is its SI unit.


What unit is the metric system of measurement based on?

It is based on seven base units (kilogram, meter, second, kelvin, ampere, candela, mole).


In what unit is luminance measured?

The unit of measurement for luminance in the International System of Units (SI) candela per square metre. In the Centimetre-gram-second system of units, the unit of luminance is the stilb.


What is a unit of luminance called?

"Candela"


Si unit for light intensity?

Light intensity is also known as luminosity. Candela is the si unit


What is the standard unit of measurement in the international system of measurement?

The standard unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) is the meter for length, kilogram for mass, second for time, ampere for electric current, kelvin for temperature, mole for amount of substance, and candela for luminous intensity.


Candela Ounce Newton SI base unit?

Candela is the SI base unit for luminous intensity, and its symbol is cd. The ounce is not an SI unit, but it is commonly used for mass and not interchangeable with SI units. Newton is the SI base unit for force, and its symbol is N.


What is the basic unit of light in the metric system?

The unit of luminous intensity is a candela.


How many candela is there in a watt?

Candela is a unit of luminous intensity while watt is a unit of power. These two are not directly convertible to each other as they measure different things.