In 1960 an
international agreement was made that established a basic set of metric
units for scientific use. These units, known as SI
units after the French Systeme Internationale d’Unites are
our standard system of measurement units. The SI units we use in chemistry
are listed in the chart below.
International
System of Units |
Quantity |
SI
Unit |
Length |
meter
(m) |
Volume |
cubic
meter (m3) |
Mass |
kilogram
(kg) |
Density |
grams
per cubic centimeter (g/cm3)
grams per milliliter (g/mL) |
Temperature |
kelvin
(K) |
Time |
second
(s) |
Pressure |
pascal
(Pa) |
Energy |
joule
(J) |
Amount
of a Substance |
mole
(mol) |
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