LEGACY RESEARCH INVENTORY — NOT CURRENT FERMUNITS DOCUMENTATION

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              THE COMPLETE METRIC SYSTEM (SI) REFERENCE
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SECTION 1: THE SEVEN BASE UNITS
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1. METER (m)
   - Physical Quantity: Length
   - Description: Measures distance and displacement.

2. KILOGRAM (kg)
   - Physical Quantity: Mass
   - Description: Measures the amount of matter in an object.

3. SECOND (s)
   - Physical Quantity: Time
   - Description: Measures duration and time intervals.

4. AMPERE (A)
   - Physical Quantity: Electric Current
   - Description: Measures the flow of electric charge.

5. KELVIN (K)
   - Physical Quantity: Thermodynamic Temperature
   - Description: Measures absolute heat energy.

6. MOLE (mol)
   - Physical Quantity: Amount of Substance
   - Description: Measures the number of elementary particles.

7. CANDELA (cd)
   - Physical Quantity: Luminous Intensity
   - Description: Measures the perceived brightness of light.


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SECTION 2: COMMON DERIVED UNITS (WITH SPECIAL NAMES)
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1. NEWTON (N)
   - Physical Quantity: Force / Weight
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m/s²

2. JOULE (J)
   - Physical Quantity: Energy / Work / Heat
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/s²

3. WATT (W)
   - Physical Quantity: Power / Radiant Flux
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/s³

4. PASCAL (Pa)
   - Physical Quantity: Pressure / Stress
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg/(m·s²)

5. HERTZ (Hz)
   - Physical Quantity: Frequency
   - Base Unit Equivalent: 1/s (s⁻¹)

6. COULOMB (C)
   - Physical Quantity: Electric Charge
   - Base Unit Equivalent: s·A

7. VOLT (V)
   - Physical Quantity: Electric Potential / Voltage
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/(A·s³)

8. OHM (Ω)
   - Physical Quantity: Electric Resistance
   - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/(A²·s³)

9. FARAD (F)
   - Physical Quantity: Electric Capacitance
   - Base Unit Equivalent: A²·s⁴/(kg·m²)

10. TESLA (T)
    - Physical Quantity: Magnetic Flux Density
    - Base Unit Equivalent: kg/(A·s²)

11. WEBER (Wb)
    - Physical Quantity: Magnetic Flux
    - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/(A·s²)

12. HENRY (H)
    - Physical Quantity: Inductance
    - Base Unit Equivalent: kg·m²/(A²·s²)

13. LUMEN (lm)
    - Physical Quantity: Luminous Flux
    - Base Unit Equivalent: cd (equivalent to cd·sr)

14. LUX (lx)
    - Physical Quantity: Illuminance
    - Base Unit Equivalent: cd/m²

15. BECQUEREL (Bq)
    - Physical Quantity: Radioactivity (decays per second)
    - Base Unit Equivalent: 1/s (s⁻¹)

16. GRAY (Gy)
    - Physical Quantity: Absorbed Dose (radiation)
    - Base Unit Equivalent: m²/s²

17. SIEVERT (Sv)
    - Physical Quantity: Equivalent Dose (radiation)
    - Base Unit Equivalent: m²/s²

18. KATAL (kat)
    - Physical Quantity: Catalytic Activity
    - Base Unit Equivalent: mol/s


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SECTION 3: NON-SI UNITS ACCEPTED FOR USE WITH SI
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1. LITER (L or l)
   - Physical Quantity: Volume
   - Metric Equivalent: 0.001 m³ (or 1,000 cm³)

2. TONNE / METRIC TON (t)
   - Physical Quantity: Mass
   - Metric Equivalent: 1,000 kg

3. HECTARE (ha)
   - Physical Quantity: Area
   - Metric Equivalent: 10,000 m²

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