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Glossary II. Monetary units Code ( 1 ) Country/territory Currency Member State currencies EUR Euro area ( 2 ) euro (pl. euros) ATS Austria Austrian schilling DEM Germany German mark GBP United Kingdom pound sterling NLG Netherlands Dutch guilder PLN Poland zloty (pl. zlotys) SEK Sweden krona (pl. kronor) Other currencies JPY Japan yen NOK Norway Norwegian krone (pl. kroner) USD United States ( 3 ( ) US dollar 1 ) ISO 4217 codes. ( 2 ) Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. Other territories officially, unilaterally or de facto using the euro are Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro and Kosovo. ( 3 ) Also American Samoa, British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. III. Symbols commonly used in this document Symbol Meaning coefficient depending on the efficiency of the electricity conversion (from high voltage alternating to lower voltage direct current) and of the current efficiency in the electrolysis; the value of A ranges from 756 – 840 kWh/(V · t Cl2 produced) corresponding to overall A electrolysis efficiencies of 90 % – 100 %, the lower end of the percentage range corresponding to the higher end of the range of A and the higher end of the percentage range corresponding to the lower end of the range of A I electric current expressed in A j electric current density expressed in A/m 2 complex factor expressed in V·m K 2 /kA depending on the geometry and the distance between electrodes, the nature of the separator between electrodes (necessary to avoid contact between the products), the temperature and concentration of the liquids, and the internal equipment pressure U electric potential expressed in V IV. Unit prefixes Symbol Prefix Term Number T tera 10 12 1 000 000 000 000 G giga 10 9 1 000 000 000 M mega 10 6 1 000 000 k kilo 10 3 1000 ------- ------- 1 unit 1 c centi 10 y2 0.01 m milli 10 y3 0.001 Z micro 10 y6 0.000 001 n nano 10 y9 0.000 000 001 WORKING DRAFT IN PROGRESS 314 December 2011 TB/EIPPCB/CAK_Draft_1

V. Units · VI. Chemical elements Term Meaning A amp(ere) AC kWh kilowatt-hours (alternating current) bar bar (1.013 bar = 100 kPa) ° C degree Celsius d day DC kWh kilowatt-hours (direct current) g gram h hour Hz hertz (1 Hz = 1 s -1 ) J joule K kelvin (0 ° C = 273.15 K) kWh kilowatt hour (1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 3.6 MJ) l litre m metre min minute Pa Pascal (1 Pa = 1 N/m 2 ) ppb parts per billion (1 ppb = 10 -9 ) ppbv parts per billion (by volume) ppm parts per million (1 ppm = 10 -6 ) ppmw parts per million (by weight) ppmv parts per million (by volume) s second t metric tonne (1000 kg or 10 6 g) V volt vol-% percentage by volume wt-% percentage by weight W watt (1 W = 1 J/s) yr year Symbol Name Symbol Name Al Aluminium Mo Molybdenum Ba Barium N Nitrogen Br Bromine Na Sodium C Carbon Ni Nickel Ca Calcium O Oxygen Cd Cadmium Pb Lead Cl Chlorine Pt Platinum Co Cobalt Rh Rhodium Cr Chromium Ru Ruthenium Cu Copper S Sulphur F Fluorine Si Silicon Fe Iron Sn Tin H Hydrogen Sr Strontium Hg Mercury Ti Titanium I Iodine V Vanadium Ir Iridium W Tungsten K Potassium Zn Zinc Mg Magnesium Zr Zirconium Glossary WORKING DRAFT IN PROGRESS TB/EIPPCB/CAK_Draft_1 December 2011 315

V. Units ·<br />

VI. Chemical elements<br />

Term Meaning<br />

A amp(ere)<br />

AC kWh kilowatt-hours (alternating current)<br />

bar bar (1.013 bar = 100 kPa)<br />

° C degree Celsius<br />

d day<br />

DC kWh kilowatt-hours (direct current)<br />

g gram<br />

h hour<br />

Hz hertz (1 Hz = 1 s -1 )<br />

J joule<br />

K kelvin (0 ° C = 273.15 K)<br />

kWh kilowatt hour (1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 3.6 MJ)<br />

l litre<br />

m metre<br />

min minute<br />

Pa Pascal (1 Pa = 1 N/m 2 )<br />

ppb parts per billion (1 ppb = 10 -9 )<br />

ppbv parts per billion (by volume)<br />

ppm parts per million (1 ppm = 10 -6 )<br />

ppmw parts per million (by weight)<br />

ppmv parts per million (by volume)<br />

s second<br />

t metric tonne (1000 kg or 10 6 g)<br />

V volt<br />

vol-% percentage by volume<br />

wt-% percentage by weight<br />

W watt (1 W = 1 J/s)<br />

yr year<br />

Symbol Name Symbol Name<br />

Al Aluminium Mo Molybdenum<br />

Ba Barium N Nitrogen<br />

Br Bromine Na Sodium<br />

C Carbon Ni Nickel<br />

Ca Calcium O Oxygen<br />

Cd Cadmium Pb Lead<br />

Cl <strong>Chlor</strong>ine Pt Platinum<br />

Co Cobalt Rh Rhodium<br />

Cr Chromium Ru Ru<strong>the</strong>nium<br />

Cu Copper S Sulphur<br />

F Fluorine Si Silicon<br />

Fe Iron Sn Tin<br />

H Hydrogen Sr Strontium<br />

Hg Mercury Ti Titanium<br />

I Iodine V Vanadium<br />

Ir Iridium W Tungsten<br />

K Potassium Zn Zinc<br />

Mg Magnesium Zr Zirconium<br />

Glossary<br />

WORKING DRAFT IN PROGRESS<br />

TB/EIPPCB/CAK_Draft_1 December 2011 315

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