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Paper 2 · November 2020 · Density and Pressure

In the SI system of units, what is the name of the unit of time?

Model answer

second

Also accepted: seconds, s

Explanation

The SI unit of time is the second (symbol s).

Derived from ZIMSEC Physics Paper 2, November 2020, Q1

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