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