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mass
'no magic to the mole'
amount
molar mass
concentration
solution volume
gas volume
molar gas volume
Avogadro
constant, L
number of
entities, N
Now try the following question.
A11. SOME NON-SI UNITS IN COMMON USE
It is recognized that some non-SI units are widely used and are expected to continue to be used for many years. So, the CIPM has accepted some non-SI units for use with the SI; a few of the more commonly met are tabulated below.

Working with these non-SI units loses some advantages of the SI. The SI prefixes can be used with some of these units, but not, for example, with the non-SI units of time.
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