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Units for Magnetic Quantities
Quantity Symbol Unit, CGS Unit, SI Length L centimeter, cm meter, m Mass M gram, g kilogram, kg Time t second, s second, s Magnetic Flux maxwell weber, Wb Flux Density B gauss, G tesla, T Magnetic Field Strength H oersted, Oe ampere/meter, A/m Magnetomotive Force F gilbert, Gb ampere, A Permeability of a Vacuum (unity) henry/meter, h/m -1 Reluctance gilbert/maxwell 1/henry, H Permeance P maxwell/gilbert henry, H *A quantity in SI units must be multiplied by this ratio to convert to CGS units. (SI)/(CGS)Ratio* 2 10 3 10 1 8 10 4 10 3 4/10 4 /10 7 10 /4 9 4 /10 9 10 /4

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Units for Electrical Quantities

Unit, SI Quantity Symbol Name Abbr. Current I or i * ampere A or a Charge Q or q * coulomb C Voltage V or v * volt V or v (electromotive force, emf, E or e potential difference) PD Power P watt W or w Resistance R ** ohm Reactance X ** ohm Impedance Z ** ohm Conductance G ** mho Admittance Y ** mho Susceptance B ** mho Capacitance C farad F or f Inductance L henry H or h Frequency F or f Hertz Hz Period T seconds s * Capital letter generally used for peak RMS or DC value; small letter used for instantaneous values. ** Small letter generally used for the internal value of a component

Multiples and submultiples of units (prefixes)

Multiples 12 10 = tera = T 9 10 = giga = G 6 10 = mega = M 3 10 = kilo = k 2 10 = hecto = h 10 = deca = da

Submultiples -1 10 = deci = d -2 10 = centi = c -3 10 = milli = m -6 10 = micro = -9 10 = nano = n -12 10 = pico = p -15 10 = femto = f -18 10 = atto = a

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