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Physical Quantities and Their Dimensions

1. The document lists various physical quantities along with their SI units and dimensional formulas. 2. Dimensions of a physical quantity are the powers to which the fundamental quantities (mass, length, time) must be raised to represent that quantity. 3. Force is given as an example, with its dimensions shown as M1L1T-2, indicating it contains powers of 1 for mass and length and -2 for time.

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Physical Quantities and Their Dimensions

1. The document lists various physical quantities along with their SI units and dimensional formulas. 2. Dimensions of a physical quantity are the powers to which the fundamental quantities (mass, length, time) must be raised to represent that quantity. 3. Force is given as an example, with its dimensions shown as M1L1T-2, indicating it contains powers of 1 for mass and length and -2 for time.

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Quantity Symbol Formula S.I. Unit D.F.

Displacement s Metre or m M0LT0


Area A l b (Metre)2 or m2 M0L2T0
Volume V l b h (Metre)3 or m3 M0L3T0
Velocity v v = t
s

m/s M0LT1
Momentum p p = mv kgm/s MLT1
Acceleration a a = t
v

m/s2 M0LT2
Force F F = ma Newton or N MLT2
Impulse F t N.sec MLT1
Work W F. d N.m ML2T2
Energy KE or U K.E. =
1
2
mv2 Joule or J ML2T2
P.E. = mgh
Power P P = t
W
watt or W ML2T3
Density d d =mass/volume kg/m 3 ML3T0
4. DIMENSIONS
Dimensions of a physical quantity are the powers
to which the fundamental quantities must be
raised to represent the given physical quantity.
llustration :
Force (Quantity) = mass acceleration
= mass
velocity
time
= mass
length
(time)2
= mass length (time)2
So dimensions of force : 1 in mass
1 in length
2 in time
and Dimensional formula : [MLT2]
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Pressure P P = F/A Pascal or Pa ML1T2
Torque = r F N.m. ML2T2
Angular displacement =
arc
radius
radian or rad M0L0T0
Angular velocity =

t
rad/sec M0L0T1
Angular acceleration = t

rad/sec2 M0L0T2
Moment of Inertia I I = mr2 kg-m2 ML2T0
Angular momentum J or L J = mvr
s
kgm2
ML2T1
Frequency or f f =
1
T
hertz or Hz M0L0T1
Stress F/A N/m2 ML1T2
Strain l
l
;
A
A
;
V
V
- M0L0T0
Youngs modulus Y Y =
F/A
l / l
N/m2 ML1T2
(Bulk modulus)
Surface tension T
F
l
or
W
A
N
m
;
J
m2 ML0T2
Force constant (spring) k F = kx N/m ML0T2
Coefficient of viscosity F =
dv
dx

A kg/ms(poise in C.G.S) ML1T1


Gravitational constant G F =
Gm m
r
12
22
2
kg
Nm
M1L3T2
G =
12
2
mm
Fr
Gravitational potential Vg Vg =
PE
m kg
J
M0L2T2
Temperature Kelvin or K M0L0T0+1
Heat Q Q = m S t Joule or Calorie ML2T2
Specific heat S Q = m S t kg.Kelvin
Joule
M0L2T21
Latent heat L Q = mL kg
Joule
M0L2T2
Coefficient of thermal K Q =
KA t
d
(1 2)
msecK
Joule
MLT31
conductivity
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Universal gas constant R PV = nRT mol.K
Joule
ML2T21
Mechanical equivalent J W = JH M0L0T0
of heat
Charge Q or q I = t
Q
Coulomb or C M0L0TA
Current I Ampere or A M0L0T0A
Electric permittivity 0 F =
1
40 . 2
12
r
q q ( .)
.
coul
Nm
2
2 or 2
2
Nm
C

M1L3A2T4
Electric Potential V V = q
W
Joule/coul ML2T3A1
Intensity of electric field E E =
F
q
N/coul. MLT3A1
Capacitance C Q = CV Farad M1L2T4A2
or relative permittivity r r =

0
M0L0T0
Resistance R V = IR Ohm ML2T3A2
Conductance S S =
1
R
Mho M1L2T3A2
Specific resistance =
RA
l
Ohm meter ML3T3A2
or resistivity
Conductivity or =
1
Mho/meter M1L3T3A2
specific conductance
Magnetic induction B F = qvBsinTesla or weber/m2 MT2A1
or F = BIL
Magnetic flux e =
d
dt

Weber ML2T2A1
Magnetic intensity H B = H A/m M0L1T0A
Magnetic permeability
of free space or medium 0 B =

0
4
r2
Idlsin N
amp2 MLT2A2
Coefficient of self or
Mutual inductance L e = L . dt
dI
Henery ML2T2A2
Electric dipole moment p p = q 2l C.m. M0LTA
Magnetic dipole moment M M = NIA amp.m 2 M0L2AT0

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