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Base units in science usually means the International System of measurement fundamental units. (SI units - Systeme International) The SI base units are: Base Quantity - - - -Unit - - - - Symbol
length - - - - - - -metre or meter - - m
mass - - - - - - - - - - kilogram - - - kg
time - - - - - - - - - - second - - - - - s
electric current - - - - ampere - - - - A
temperature - - - - - - kelvin - - - - - K
amount of substance - - mole - - - - mol
luminous intensity - - - candela - - - - cd
Note: abbreviations must have a particular case eg K is the symbol for kelvin but k is the symbol for kilo. Three base units? There are three dimensions when an object is located in space? Width, breadth and height but in science all three of these are considered to be a length.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agometer, liter, gram
AnswerThere are seven, not three Base Units (not 'basic') in the SI system. These are the metre, kilogram (not gram!), second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. The litre is NOT an SI unit.
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∙ 13y agoUnits of measurement that are considered fundamental, such that they cannot be described as a function of other units, are distance, time and mass. It can be seen that other measurements are derived from these fundamental units.
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∙ 6y agoIn the SI system, the basic units are
metre : length
kilogram : mass
second : time
ampere : electric current
kelvin : thermodynamic temperature
mole : amount of substance
candela : luminous intensity.
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∙ 8y agoYou think probable to neutrons, protons and electrons.
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∙ 15y agothe litre = Volume the gramme = weight the metre = distance just a guess :)
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What are combination of fundamental units called?
derived units
Fundamental unit of heredity is called?
The fundamental units of heredity are called genes.
Why length is fundamental unit?
Length is fundamental because space is fundamental and relates two other fundamental units energy and force.
What is the fundamental quantities in units?
The 7 Fundamental Quantities are: length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, substance and amount of light. SI units: metre, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, mole, candel. Symbols of units: m, s, kg, A, K, mol, cd. Comment SI doesn't use the term, 'fundamental'. Those units listed above are termed 'base' units.
Is charge a fundamental unit or a derived unit?
In FPS system of units, feet is the fundamental unit of length, one of the fundamental physical quantities.
What are the fundamental units of living organisms?
cells are the fundamental units of living organisms.
What are combination of fundamental units called?
derived units
What are the two kinds of units?
They can be classified into fundamental units and derived units.
The units derived from fundamental units are called?
Those are called derived units.
Why are derived units more complex than fundamental units?
Derived units is obtained from a combination of fundamental units. Derived unit is a cubic centimeter or a cube that is a centimeter on each side.
What are the units of fundamental units?
Genes are the fundamental units of inheritance. Genes hold the information to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass genetic traits to offspring.
How many fundamental units are there?
there are seven
Is FT a fundamental or derived unit?
FT is a derived unit and not a fundamental unit. The fundamental unit cannot be broken down into different forms. The derived units on the other hand are made up of the fundamental units.
Fundamental unit of heredity is called?
The fundamental units of heredity are called genes.
Why length is fundamental unit?
Length is fundamental because space is fundamental and relates two other fundamental units energy and force.
What are the fundamental quantities?
The fundamental units are those of the SI system - The unit of Temperature, Kelvin; of Time, the second; of Mass, Kilogram; of brightness, the Candela; of physical quantity, the Mole; and of electrical current, the Ampere. With these units, all fundamental quantities may be described.Comment SI doesn't use the term, 'fundamental'. Those units listed above are termed 'base' units.
What are supplementary units of SI system?
the units that has not been assigned either to the fundamental units or to derived units.
