Subject Physical Quantity Symbol Name Unit

Mechanics
Mass m, M kilogram kg
Linear position
Length, Distance
Radius
x, r
l, d
R
meter m
Time t, second s
Linear angle,
Angular position

,
radian rad
Spherical angle

steradian sr
Area A -
m
2
Volume V -
m
3
Moment of inertia I -
kgm
2
Densit!

-
kg"m
3
Linear #elocit! v, u, c - m"s
Angular #elocit!
,

- rad"s
Linear momentum p - kgm"s
Angular momentum L -
kgm
2
"s
Linear acceleration a -
m"s
2
Angular acceleration -
rad"s
2
$orce F ne%ton
&'kgm"s
2
Tor(ue - &m
)mpulse I - &s
*ork
+nerg!
W
E
,oule -'&m
.o%er P %att *'-"s
D!namic #iscosit!

- .as
+lectricit! and
Magnetism

/urrent I ampere A
/harge Q, q, e coulom0 /'As
/urrent densit! j -
A"m
2
Volume charge densit!

-
/"m
3
Surface charge densit! -
/"m
2
Linear charge densit!

- /"m
+lectric potential
Voltage

V
#olt V'-"/
emf

+lectric field E - &"/, V"m
+lectric flu1

- Vm
+lectric moment
p
e
- /m
Resistance R, r ohm 'V"A
Specific resistance

- m
/apacitance C farad $'/"V
Specific conducti#it!

-
2 m3
-4
Magnetic field B tesla T'&"2Am3
Magnetic flu1

%e0er
*0'Tm
2
'Vs
)nductance
Mutual-inductance
L
M
henri 5'*0"A
Magnetic moment
p
m
-
Am
2
.olari6ation P -
/"m
2
Magneti6ation I - A"m
Thermod!namics
Temperature T kel#in 7
Su0stance (uantit! M mole mol
.ressure P - .a
5eat Q - -
5eat capacit!
+ntrop!
C

- -"7
Specific heat c - -"2kg73
Molar heat
c
m
- -"2mol73
energ! flu1 j -
*"m
2
Surface tension

- &"m
Stress
+lasticit! modulus

E
pascal
.a'&"m
2
8scillations and
*a#es

*a#elength

- m
*a#e num0er ! -
m
-4
$re(uenc! f hert6 56
+nerg! densit!

-
-"m
3
+nerg! flu1 " -
-"m
2
)ntensit! I -
-"2m
2
s3
Reactance
)mpedance
#
$
ohm 'V"A
8ptics

$ocal length f - m
Luminous intensit! I candela cd
Luminous flu1

lumen
lm'cdm
2
)lluminance E lu1
lk'lm"m
2
9rightness L -
cd"m
2
Linear a0sorption
coefficient

-
m
-4
:uantum .h!sics
Mass a0sorption
coefficient

-
m
2
"kg
Radioacti#e acti#it! A 0ec(uerel
9('s
-4
A0sor0ed dose % gra! ;!'-"kg