Question
What are the advantages of SI system of units?
Solution
Advantages of SI system of units are:
(i) SI is coherent system of units, i.e., a system based on certain set of fundamental units.
(ii) SI is rational system of units. i.e., it assigns only one unit to a particular physical quantity.
(iii) SI is metric system, i.e., multiples and sub-multiples of the system can be expressed as a power of 10.
(iv) SI is internationally accepted system of units.