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The SI unit of conductivity is S/m, and unless otherwise qualified, it refers to 25 °C. More generally encountered is the traditional unit of μS/cm. The commonly used standard cell has a width of 1 cm [clarify], and thus for very pure water in equilibrium with air would have a resistance of about 10 6 ohms, known as a megohm.
The siemens (symbol: S) is the unit of electric conductance, electric susceptance, and electric admittance in the International System of Units (SI). Conductance, susceptance, and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance, reactance, and impedance respectively; hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm (Ω −1) and is also referred to as the mho.
Electrical conductivity of water samples is used as an indicator of how salt-free, ion-free, or impurity-free the sample is; the purer the water, the lower the conductivity (the higher the resistivity). Conductivity measurements in water are often reported as specific conductance, relative to the conductivity of pure water at 25 °C.
The SI unit of molar conductivity is siemens metres squared per mole (S m 2 mol −1). [2] However, values are often quoted in S cm 2 mol −1 . [ 4 ] In these last units, the value of Λ m may be understood as the conductance of a volume of solution between parallel plate electrodes one centimeter apart and of sufficient area so that the ...
The standard is most often used as a comparative property in the specification of the conductivity of other metals. For example, the conductivity of a particular grade of titanium may be specified as 1.2 % IACS, meaning that its electrical conductivity is 1.2 % of the copper specified as the IACS standard. [2]
Electron mobility is almost always specified in units of cm 2 /(V⋅s). This is different from the SI unit of mobility, m 2 /(V⋅s). They are related by 1 m 2 /(V⋅s) = 10 4 cm 2 /(V⋅s). Conductivity is proportional to the product of mobility and carrier concentration. For example, the same conductivity could come from a small number of ...
CF (conductivity factor) is basically EC multiplied by 10, and is used in some places because it eliminates the need for a decimal point, so an EC of 0.1 is equal to a CF of 1. [ 1 ] Electrical conductivity can be expressed using a number of different units but the international standard is EC, and the unit of measurement is usually ...
Transresistance (for transfer resistance), also infrequently referred to as mutual resistance, is the dual of transconductance. It refers to the ratio between a change of the voltage at two output points and a related change of current through two input points, and is denotated as r m: