Question

Write the names and symbols of 10 units named after scientists and 10 which are not named after scientists?

Answer 1

PASCAL
NEWTON
JOULE
WATT 
COULOMB 
OHM 
HENRY 
TESLA

Answer 2

Units named after scientists:

1. "Newton" (Force), N, "Isaac Newton"

2. "Coulomb" (electric charge), C, "Charles-Augustin de Coulomb"

3. "Gray" (absorbed dose of radiation), Gy, "Louis Harold Gray"

4. "Henry" (inductance), H, "Joseph Henry"

5. "Siemens" (electrical conductance), S, "Werner von Siemens"

6. "Watt" (power), W, "James Watt"

7. "Pascal" (pressure), Pa, "Blaise Pascal"

8. "Volt" (electric potential), V, "Alessandro Volta"

9. "Ohm" (electrical resistance), Ω, "Georg Ohm"

10. "Tesla" (magnetic flux density, T, "Nikola Tesla"

Units which are not named after scientists:

1. "Length": "Metre" (m)

2. "Amount of substance": "Mole" (mol)

3. "Time": "Second" (S)

4. "Mass": "Kilogram" (kg)

5. "Volume": "Cubic meter" (${ m }^{ 3 }$)

6. "Temperature": "Degree Celsius" (℃)

7. "Specific volume": "Cubic meter per kilogram" (${ m }^{ 3 }/ Kg$)

8. "Speed/velocity": "Meter per second" (m/s)

9. "Acceleration": "meter per Second Square" ($m/{ s }^{ 2 }$)

10. "Concentration": "mole per meter cube" ($mol/{ m }^{ 3 }$)