units cribsheet

In general, use the units specified in the problem. Represent units as indicated in the table below, including them separated from your answer by a space (also, be sure there are no spaces at the end of your units). Note that cApITaliZaTiON matters. Enter compound units with only one "/", using * for multiplication and ^ for exponentiation. For example, the following are all correct ways to enter a value with compound units: 5 m/s^2, 7.38 kg*m/s^2, 12 V*ohm^-1*s^-1 and 16 V/ohm*s.

For the unit		type
Units of Time
seconds		`s`
miliseconds		`ms`
minutes		`min`
hours		`hr`
days		`day`
years		`yr`
Units of Length
meters		`m`
centimeters		`cm`
kilometers		`km`
milimeters		`mm`
micrometer (micron)		`um`
nanometer		`nm`
Angstrom		`A`
inches		`in`
feet		`ft`
miles		`mi`
Units of Volume
liters		`L`
mililiters		`ml`
cubic centimeters		`cc`

For the unit		type
Units of Mass
grams		`g`
kilograms		`kg`
slugs		`slug`
Units of Frequency
Hertz		`Hz`
kiloHertz		`kHz`
megaHertz		`MHz`
Units of Force
Newtons		`N`
microNewtons		`uN`
dynes		`dyne`
pounds		`lb`
tons		`ton`
Units of Pressure
Pascals		`Pa`
kiloPascals		`kPa`
atmospheres		`atm`
Units of Power
Watts		`W`
kiloWatts		`kW`
horsepower		`hp`

For the unit		type
Units of Energy
Joules		`J`
kiloJoules		`kJ`
ergs		`erg`
foot-pounds		`lbf`
calories		`cal`
kilocalories		`kcal`
electron-volts		`eV`
kilowatt-hours		`kWh`
Units of Electricity
amperes		`amp`
volts		`V`
ohms		`ohm`
Farads		`F`
Coulomb		`C`

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