CHM138 – Basic Chemistry

For Agro technology & Plantation

By
Mohd Faizal Achoi@Ac hong, MSc. AIPM, IEEE,
AMCIM (UK)

Updated June 2016

Standard International Unit (SI Unit)

Physical Quantities

2.0 Derived Quantity

1.0 Base Quantity - A combination of more than 2
- Basis of measurement base quantities
- Not a combination
- Can be written in terms of
prefixes
- Simplify pronunciation
 1.0 Base Quantity

Table 1: Five base quantities in Systems International (SI) Unit

Base quantity SI Unit Symbol in SI Unit

Length Metre m
Mass Kilogram Kg
Time Second S
Temperature Kelvin K
Electrical Current Ampere A
Luminous intensity Candela cd
*emission of light
1.0 Base Quantity
Tera 1012

Giga 109

Mega 106

klo 103

centi 10-2

mili 10-3

10-6 micro 10-12

pico
10-9 nano
 International Standard Unit (SI Unit)

• Acronym/Key Words: Tera Goreng Mee KaCi MiMi n Papa

 2.0 Derived quantities

Derived quantity SI Unit

Area m2
Volume m3
Velocity ms-1
Acceleration ms-2
Density Kgm-3
 2.1 Important Extra Info – in
Conversion (Popular in Final Exam)
Conversion of Unit Temperature

T (C) = 5/9 [ T(F) – 32o]

T (K) = T(C) + 273.15

1 Liter = 1000 mL / 1 L = 1000 cm3 Volume: height (m) x

width (m) x length (m)
1 mL = 1 cm3 𝑚
1 Liter = 0.001 m3 / 1mL = 0.001 L Density; 𝑝 = 𝑣
1 mL = 1 x 10-6 m3
 2.1 Important Extra Info – in
Conversion (Popular in Final Exam)
x1000

1 kg 1g

x24 X 60 X 60
/1000

1 day 1 hr 1 min 1s

/24 /60 /60

 Significant figures
- It is rounding the number into a few decimal point or d.p.

Example:

Round the number of 3.7653 to three (3) significant

figures

Solution:

3.77 ( 3 d.c.p or d.p. or significant number)

 Example of Problem & Solution
• An irregular shape a piece of metal has a density of 6.55
g/cm3 at room temperature of 77 oF.

i) Convert the density of metal in ng / mm3.

6.55 𝑔 109 𝑛𝑔 1𝑐𝑚3 1𝑚3
× 𝐴 𝜋𝐴 × 𝜋𝑟 2 × = 6.55 x
𝑐𝑚3 1𝑔 (10−2 𝑚)3 (103 𝑚𝑚)3
106 ng/mm3

i) Convert the room temperature to Kelvin.

5 5
℃ = ℉ − 32 = × 77 − 32 = 25℃
9 9
𝐾 = ℃ + 273.15 = 25 + 273.15 = 298.15 𝐾