SI electromagnetism units

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edit SI electromagnetism units
Symbol[citation needed]	Name of Quantity	Derived Units	Unit	Base Units
I	Electric current	ampere (SI base unit)	A	A (= W/V = C/s)
q	Electric charge, Quantity of electricity	coulomb	C	A·s
V	Potential difference or Electromotive force	volt	V	J/C = kg·m2·s−3·A−1
R, Z, X	Resistance, Impedance, Reactance	ohm	Ω	V/A = kg·m2·s−3·A−2
ρ	Resistivity	ohm metre	Ω·m	kg·m3·s−3·A−2
P	Power, Electrical	watt	W	V·A = kg·m2·s−3
C	Capacitance	farad	F	C/V = kg−1·m−2·A2·s4
	Elastance	reciprocal farad	F−1	V/C = kg·m2·A−2·s−4
E	Electric field	volt per metre	V/m	N/C = kg·m·A−1·s−3
D	Electric displacement field	coulomb per square metre	C/m2	A·s·m−2
ε	Permittivity	farad per metre	F/m	kg−1·m−3·A2·s4
χe	Electric susceptibility	(dimensionless)	-	-
G, Y, B	Conductance, Admittance, Susceptance	siemens	S	Ω−1 = kg−1·m−2·s3·A2
σ	Conductivity	siemens per metre	S/m	kg−1·m−3·s3·A2
B	Magnetic field (Magnetic flux density)	tesla	T	Wb/m2 = kg·s−2·A−1 = N·A−1·m−1
Φm	Magnetic flux	weber	Wb	V·s = kg·m2·s−2·A−1
H	Magnetizing field	ampere per metre	A/m	A·m−1
	Reluctance	ampere-turn per weber	A/Wb	kg−1·m−2·s2·A2
L	Inductance	henry	H	Wb/A = V·s/A = kg·m2·s−2·A−2
μ	Permeability	henry per metre	H/m	kg·m·s−2·A−2
χm	Magnetic susceptibility	(dimensionless)	-	-

[edit] See also

• SI units
• Speed of light
• meter
• ampere
• second