Table 2.

8 Dimensional Formulae and SI units of some physical quantities

S. Relation with other Dimensional Formula SI Unit

No.
Physical Quantity Quantities
A
Mechantcal Ouantitles
Length x breadth LxL= L' - [M'L'T°I m?
1
Area
LxLxL= (M°'TO
m

x x height
2. Volume Length breadth
Mass M = [ML³TO kgm3
3. Density Volume
4. Speed or velocity Distance L = [M°LT-1i ms-!
Time T
Change in velocity LT-1 = ms-2
5. Acceleration
Time T
LT²= [M°LT]
=
6. Momentum Mass x velocity MxLT-1 [MLT-] kg ms-l
=
7. Force Mass x acceleration MxLT? (MLT] N
8. Work Force x distance
MLT xL= [ML’T-1
9. Energy Amount of work [ML’T1
Work ML2T-2 - [ML’TJ
10. Power Time T
W

11. Pressure Force MI!T-2 - [MLlT-j

Area L? Pa or Nm-2

12. Moment of
force or torque Force xl, distance MLT² xL= [ML’T-2] Nm
Force x (distance) MLT-L? =
13. Gravitational constant 'G'
Mass x mass M×M
[M-T Nm²kg2
14. Impulse of a force Force x time MLT² xT = [MLT] Ns
Force MLT-2
15. Stress - [ML-lT Nm-2
Area

16.Strain Change in dimension M°L°T°] (dimensionless)

Original dimension
Stress ML-lT-2 =
17. Coefficient of elasticity
Strain 1
[MLT] Nm-2
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Physical Quantity Relation with other
Quantities Dinensional Formula SI Unit
No.
18.Surface tension Force MLT2 - MT-
Nm -1
Length L
(MI'T
Surface energy Work ML'T-2 Jm-2
19. - MT?= [MIT1
Area L
0Coefficient of viscosity Force xdistance Nm² s
MLT
L =[MLIT-' or Pa s
Area x velocity L'xLT-
Arc
21. Angle L
7=l= [M°L'T°J (dimensionless) rad
Radius
velocity Angle rad s-1
Angular
22.
Time =T' = (M°L'T-]
Angular velocity
23. Angular acceleration T-1
-T-2 - [M°LT rad s-2
Time T
24. Moment of inertia Mass x (distance)? ML' = (ML?T°] kg m²
25. Radius of gyration Distance L =[M'LT°] m

26. Angular momentum Mass x velocity x radius M×LT- x

L=[M'T] kg m's-1
Length L
27. T-ratios
(sin 0, cos 0, tan 0) Length
L =1= (M°L°T°)(dimensionless)
28. Time period Time T= (M°L°T]
1 1 s or Hz
29. Frequency
Time period -T= (M°lT-]
E Energy ML2T-2 Js
Planck's constant 'h'
30.
Frequency T=[ML’T -1}
31. Relative density Density of substance ML3 [M°L0To7
Density of water at 4°C ML-3=l=
(dimensionless)
Velocity LT1
32. Velocity gradient
Distance L
=
Tl = [M°LT-]
33. Pressure gradient Pressure ML-lT-2 = Pa m-!
[ML?T-1
Distance L

34. Force constant Force MLT-2 = = Nm-l

MT² [ML°T-]
Displacement L
B. ThermalOuantities
35. Heat or enthalpy Energy
Heat MI? T
J kg K-1
36. Specific heat = (M°L?T-K-']
Mass x Temperature M-K
37. Latent heat Heat MLŽT-2 - [M°L?T |J kg-l
Mass
38. Thermal conductivity Heat x distance ML? T.L = [MLT Js'm-'K
K-l]
Area x temp. x time L?-K.T
39. Entropy Heat MLŽT-2 - (ML’T *K-] JK-I
Temperature K

40.| Universal gas constant PV ML-T-2 L3 Jmol-! K-l

nT mo· K

[ML²T-²K- mol-]
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S, Relation witlh other

Physical Quantity Quantities Dimensional Fonula SL Unít
No.
41. Boltzmann's constarnt Bnergy MI? T-2 - JK
Temperature K
|MIZT K
42. Stefan's constant Bnergy MI? T2 (MI!T-3 K-1 Js m2 K-4
Areax timex (temp.)" 1?.T.k4
43. Solar constant Energy MI? T2 - (MI
x
T Js'm2
Area time
44. Mechanical equivalent W
MIT-2
of heat MI
T-2 (M"T
(dimensionless)

C. Electrlcal QuantItles
45. Electric charge x
Time Current T. A -[M°L°TAJ C (coulomb)
46. Electrical potential Work MI? -T2 [MI’T-3A-] V (volt)
Charge TA
47. Resistance Potential difference MIZTA-1 -
Current [MIŽT -3A-1 2 (ohrm)
48. Capacitance Charge TA = [M-'L2T A21 F (farad)
Potential difference MI? T-A-!
49. intang EMF ML?T 3A-1 = (ML?T-2A-1 H (henry)
Current/ time AT-1
50. Permittivity of free space AT:AT A?C² N-1m2
MLT-2 [?
- [M-'Lr“A21
51. Relative pernmilivity or a pure ratio = [M°LT)
dielectric constant e, or K=0 (dimensionless)
52. Intensity of electric field Force MLT-2 =
E= NC or
Charge AT
[MLT-A-] Vm-!
53. Conductance
C=tR MI²
1
T-A-2-[ML?r°A1
or mho
54. Specific resistance or RA ML?
resistivity TA-2.[? - [ML³T Qm
-3A21
L
55. Specific conductance or 1
conductivity (M'LT°A']
56. Electric dipole moment q x 21
AT· L=(M'LTAJ
Cm

D. Magnetic Ouantities
57. Magnetic field
B= MLT-2
qvsin 0 = [ML°T-²A-] T (tesla)
AT-LT-1.1
58. Magnetic flux =
BA MT A-1. L? = [ML?
59. Permeability of free space F
T²A-] Wb (weber)
4Tr. L·MLT-2 - [MLT -2A-21
A2.L
60. Magnetic moment Current x area A-L'= (M°LT° AJ Am?
61. Pole strength Magnetic moment AL? - [M°LT°A]
Magnetic length Am
L