Dimensional Formulas of Physical Quantities
Physical Quantity Expression Dimensional Formula
Area Length x Breadth [L2]
Volume Area x Height [L3]
Density Mass / Volume [ML-3]
-1
Velocity Displacement / Time [LT ]
Acceleration Velocity / Time [LT-2]
Momentum Mass x Velocity [MLT-1]
Force Mass x Acceleration [MLT-2]
Work Force x Distance [ML2T-2]
2 -3
Power Work / Time [ML T ]
Energy Work [ML2T-2]
-1
Impulse Force x Time [MLT ]
Radius of Gyration Distance [L]
-1 -2
Pressure (or) Stress Force / Area [ML T ]
-2
Surface Tension Force / Length [MT ]
Frequency 1 / Time period [T-1]
2 2
Moment of Inertia Mass × (Distance) [ML ]
Moment of force (or) Torque Force x Distance [ML2T-2]
Angular Velocity Angular Displacement / Time [T-1]
-2
Angular Acceleration Angular Velocity / Time [T ]
Angular Momentum Linear Momentum x Distance [ML2T-1]
-1 -2
Co-efficient of Elasticity Stress / Strain [ML T ]
Co-efficient of Viscosity (Force x Distance) / (Area × Velocity) [ML-1T-1]
-2
Surface Energy Work / Area [MT ]
Heat Capacity Heat Energy / Temperature [ML2T-2K-1]
Charge Current x Time [AT]
Magnetic Induction Force / (Current x Length) [MT-2A-1]
Force constant Force / Displacement [MT-2]
Gravitational constant [ Force × (Distance)2 ] / (Mass)2 [M-1L3T-2]
Planck's constant Energy / Frequency [ML2T-1]
Faraday constant Avogadro Constant x Elementary Charge [AT mol-1]
2 -2 -1
Boltzmann constant Energy / Temperature [ML T K ]
