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How many base units are there in the SI system?

Answer: 7.

  • A 5
  • B 6
  • C 7
  • D 9

Correct answer: C. 7

Explanation: The SI system has 7 base units: metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela.

The 7 SI Base UnitsLengthmetre (m)fundamentalMasskilogram (kg)Timesecond (s)Electric Currentampere (A)Temperaturekelvin (K)Amount ofSubstancemole (mol)LuminousIntensitycandela (cd)Every other physical quantity is derived by combining powers of these 7 base units

The 7 SI base units. All derived units (newton, joule, watt, volt, etc.) can be expressed as combinations of these 7 fundamental units raised to various powers.

Concept context

SI base units, dimensional analysis, significant figures, and error propagation. The toolkit every physics calculation relies on.

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