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siemens (resistance)
Symbol:   
Category:  Electric resistance 
SI Equivalent:  0.96 ohm
Dimension:  ML2T-3I-2 
System:  German 
 
Notes
An obsolete German unit defined in 1860, this unit represents the electric resistance of a 100-cm long column of mercury with a 1 mm2 cross-section measured at 0°C.
Convert     siemens (resistance)  
1 siemens (resistance) =
Electric resistance
  Symbol Unit Name
9.6×108  aW  abohm (emu of resistance) 
0.96  ohm, W  ohm 
1.06814×10-12  statohm  statohm 
0.96  V/A  volt per ampere 
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