Chapter 1 · Principles of Electricity

1.6Units and Prefixes

QuantitySymbolUnitUnit symbol
CurrentIampereA
VoltageVvoltV
ResistanceRohmΩ
PowerPwattW
EnergyEjouleJ
ChargeQcoulombC
FrequencyfhertzHz
CapacitanceCfaradF
InductanceLhenryH
PrefixSymbolMultiplier
gigaG10⁹
megaM10⁶
kilok10³
millim10⁻³
microµ10⁻⁶
nanon10⁻⁹
picop10⁻¹²

Conversion examples. 4.7 kΩ = 4700 Ω. 250 mA = 0.25 A. 100 µF = 0.0001 F. 2.2 MΩ = 2 200 000 Ω.