Wednesday, April 06, 2022

South Korea: 2019 Redefinition of the SI Base Units

In 2019, four of the seven SI base units specified in the International System of Quantities were redefined in terms of natural physical constants, rather than human artifacts such as the standard kilogram. Effective 20 May 2019, the 144th anniversary of the Metre Convention, the kilogram, ampere, kelvin, and mole are now defined by setting exact numerical values, when expressed in SI units, for the Planck constant (h), the elementary electric charge (e), the Boltzmann constant (kB), and the Avogadro constant (NA), respectively.


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2x Redefinition of the SI Base Units - Issued: 23-05-2019
4x National Flag - Issued: 06-03-2003
 
 
Many thanks to Choonjong Park!

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