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A _______ unit is a unit that is a product or a quotient of a fundamental unit
publish date: 2023/12/27 07:56:00 UTC
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Missing Word
Correct Answer
derived
Explanation
In addition to the fundamental units, SI also allows for derived units based on a fundamental unit or units. There are many derived units used in science. For example, the derived unit for area comes from the idea that area is defined as width times height. Because both width and height are lengths, they both have the fundamental unit of meter, so the unit of area is meter × meter, or meter2 (m2). This is sometimes spoken as “square meters.” A unit with a prefix can also be used to derive a unit for area, so we can also have cm2 , mm2 , or km2 as acceptable units for area.
Reference
Beginning Chemistry v. 1.0