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    This document provides a cheat sheet on physics units and dimensions. It defines physical quantities and classifies them as fundamental or derived. It also lists SI base units and derived units with their dimensional formulas. Key concepts covered include dimensions, dimensional analysis, and its applications and limitations.

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    Physical quantity Dimens​ional Formulas List

    Physical Quantity is a quantity that can be measured or can be Physical Quantity Formula Dimens​ional
    quanti​fied. Formula
    Examples : Mass, Length, Force. Area (A) Length x Breadth [M0L2T 0]
    Physical quantity can be classified into,
    Speed (s) Distance / Time [M0L1T -1]
    1. Fundam​ental or base quanti​ties.
    Velocity (v) Displa​cement / Time [M0L1T -1]
    2. Derived Quanti​ties.
    Accele​ration (a) Change in velocity / Time [M0L1T -2]
    Derived Quantities Linear Mass x Velocity [M1L1T -1]
    The physical quantities that depend on other quantities and can be momentum (p)
    derived from other physical quantities are known as derived quanti​‐ Force (F) Mass x Accele​ration [M1L1T -2]
    ties. Work (W) Force x Distance [M1L2T -2]
    The units of derived physical quantities are called as derived units. Energy (E) Work [M1L2T -2]
    Example : Area, Volume, Density etc. Impulse (I) Force x Time [M1L1T -1]
    Pressure (P) Force / Area [M1L-1T -2]
    S.I System of Units
    Power (P) Work / Time [M1L2T -3]
    Fundam​ental Quantity Unit Symbol
    Angular velocity( Angle / Time [M0L0T -1]
    Length Meter m
    ω)
    Mass Kilogram Kg
    Angular accele​‐ Angular velocity / Time [M0L0T -2]
    Time Second s ration( α )
    Electric current Ampere A Angular Moment of inertia x Angular [M1L2T -1]
    Temper​ature Kelvin k momentum (J) velocity

    Intensity of light Candela cd Torque ( ) Moment of inertia x Angular [M1L2T -2]


    accele​ration
    Quantity of substance Mole mol
    Temper​ature —— [M0L0T 0K1]
    Supple​mentery Quantities
    Heat (Q) Energy [M1L2T -2]
    Plane angle Radian rad
    Latent heat (L) Heat / Mass [M0L2T -2]
    Solid Angle Steradian sr

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    Fundam​ental or Base Quantities Dimensions (cont)

    The physical quantities that do not depend on other quantities and where,
    exits indepe​ndently are known as fundam​ental or base quanti​ties. M - Mass
    The units of fundam​ental quantities are called as fundam​ental units. L - Length
    Example : Length, Mass, Time etc. T - Time
    θ - Temper​ature
    Units
    Dimens​ional Constant
    Measur​ement of any physical quantity is expressed in terms of an
    The constants having dimens​ional formulae are called dimens​ional
    intern​ati​onally accepted certain basic standard called unit.
    constants
    Four main system of repres​ent​ation of units are,
    Ex : Plank's Constant, universal gravit​ational constant
    FPS - Foot pound second

    CGS - Centimeter gram second Homoge​neity, Applic​ations and limita​tions of D.F


    MKS - Meter kilogram second The physical quantity on the left side of the equations should have
    SI - Intern​ati​onally system of units. the same dimensions as on the right side of the equation
    Applic​ation of Dimens​ional Formula
    Advantages of SI system
    (a) To verify the correc​tness of the equation.
    Coherent system of units i.e., units are derived by the multip​lic​ation
    (b) To convert the one system of units to another system.
    or division of set of fundam​ental units.
    (c) To derive relati​onship among different physical quanti​ties.
    Rational system of units i.e., uses ine unit for one physical quanity.
    Limita​tions of Dimens​ional Method
    S.I is a decimal system and makes the calcul​ation work easy.
    (a) The values of dimens​ionless constants and propor​tio​nality
    S.I system is a combin​ation of practical and theore​tical work.
    constants cannot be determined using dimens​ional analysis.
    (b) This method is not applicable if an equation is sum or difference
    Dimensions
    of two or more quanti​ties.
    The powers to which the fundam​ental units are to be raised to obtain
    (c) It is not applicable to the trigon​ometry, logari​thmic and expone​‐
    one unit of the quantity are termed as dimensions of a physical
    ntial functions.
    quantity.
    (d) It cannot be used to find propor​tio​nality constants.
    Dimens​ional Formula
    The expression showing the powers to which the fundam​ental units
    are to be raised to obtain one unit of a derived quantity is termed as
    dimens​ional formula of that quantity.
    Dimens​ional formula of any quantity can be expressed as
    [MaLbT c θd]

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