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2 Volume (V) Length x Breadth x Height [M0L3T0] m3

 
3 Density (d) Mass / Volume [M1L-3T0] kgm-3

4 Speed (s) Distance / Time [M0L1T-1] ms-1

5 Velocity (v) Displacement / Time [M0L1T-1] ms-1

6 Acceleration (a) Change in velocity / Time [M0L1T-2] ms-2

7 Acceleration due to gravity Change in velocity / Time [M0L1T-2] ms-2

(g)

8 Specific gravity Density of body/density of water at No dimensions No units

4o C [M0L0T-0]

9 Linear momentum (p) Mass x Velocity [M1L1T-1] kgms-1

10 Force (F) Mass x Acceleration [M1L1T-2] N

11 Work (W) Force x Distance [M1L2T-2] J (Joule)

12 Energy (E) Work [M1L2T-2] J

13 Impulse (I) Force x Time [M1L1T-1] Ns

14 Pressure (P) Force / Area [M1L-1T-2] Nm-2

15 Power (P) Work / Time [M1L2T-3] W

16 Universal constant of [M-1L3T-2] Nm2kg-2

gravitation (G)

17 Moment of inertia (I) Mass x (distance)2 [M1L2T0] kgm2

18 Moment of force, moment Force x distance [M1L2T-2] Nm

of couple

19 Surface tension (T) Force / Length [M1L0T-2] Nm-1

20 Surface energy (E) Energy / unit area [M1L0T-2] Nm-1

21 Force constant (x) Force / Displacement [M1L0T-2] Nm-1

22 Coefficient of viscosity [M1L-1T-1] Nsm-2

(η)

23 Thrust (F) Force [M1L1T-2] N

24 Tension (T) Force [M1L1T-2] N

25 Stress Force / Area [M1L-1T-2] Nm-2

26 Strain Change in dimension / Original No dimensions No unit

dimension [M0L0T-0] 

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27 Modulus of Elasticity (E) Stress / strain [M1L-1T-2] Nm-2

 
28 Radius of gyration (k) Distance [M0L1T0] m

29 Angle ( θ), Angular Arc length / Radius No dimensions rad

displacement [M0L0T-0]

30 Trigonometric ratio ( sin θ, Length / length No dimensions No unit

cos θ, tan θ, etc) [M0L0T-0

31 Angular velocity( ω ) Angle / Time [M0L0T-1] rad s-1

32 Angular acceleration( α ) Angular velocity / Time [M0L0T-2] rad s-2

33 Angular momentum (J) Moment of inertia x Angular velocity [M1L2T-1] kgm2s-1

34 Torque (𝞽) Moment of inertia x Angular [M1L2T-2] Nm

acceleration

35 Velocity gradient Velocity / Distance [M0L0T-1] s-1

36 Rate flow Volume / Time [M0L3T-1] m3s-1

37 Wavelength( 𝛌 ) Length of a wavelet [M0L1T0] m

38 Frequency() Number of vibrations/second or [M0L0T-1] Hz or s-1

1/time period

39 Angular frequency (ω) 2π x frequency [M0L0T-1]

40 Planck’s constant (h) Energy / Frequency [M1L2T-1] Js

41 Buoyant force Force [M1L1T-2] N

42 Relative density Density of substance / density of No dimensions No unit

water at 4oC [M0L0T-0]

43 Pressure gradient Pressure / Dstance [M1L-2T-2] Nm-3

44 Pressure energy Pressure x Volume [M1L2T-2] J

45 Temperature —— [M0L0T0K1] K

46 Heat (Q) Energy [M1L2T-2] J

47 Latent heat (L) Heat / Mass [M0L2T-2] Jkg-1

48 Specific heat (S) [M0L2T-2K-1] Jkg-1K-1

49 Thermal expansion [M0L0T0K-1] K-1

coefficient or thermal
expansivity

50 Thermal conductivity [M1L1T-3K-1] Wm-1K-1

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51 Bulk modulus or [M1L-1T-2] Nm-2 or Pascals

(compressibility)-1  

52 Centripetal acceleration [M0L1T-2]

53 Stefan constant (σ) [M1L0T-3K-4] Wm−2K−4

54 Wien constant Wavelength X temperature [M0L1T0K1] mK

55 Gas constant (R) [M1L2T-2K-1] JK-1

56 Boltzmann constant (K) Energy / temperature [M1L2T-2K-1] JK-1

57 Charge (q) Current x time [M0L0T1A1] C

58 Current density Current / area [M0L-2T0A1] A m−2

59 Electric potential (V), Work / Charge [M1L2T–3A-1] V

voltage, electromotive
force

60 Resistance (R) Potential difference / Current [M1L2T–3A-2] ohms (Ω)

61 Capacitance Charge / potential difference [M–1L–2T4A2] F (Farad)

62 Electrical resistivity or [M1L3T-3A–2] Ωm ( resistivity)

(electrical conductivity)-1

63 Electric field (E) Force / Charge [M1L1T-3A-1] NC-1

64 Electric flux Electric field X area [M1L3T–3A-1] Nm2C-1

65 Electric dipole moment Torque / electric field [M0L1T1A1] Cm

66 Electric field strength or Potential difference / distance [M1L1T-3A-1] NC-1

electric intensity

67 Magnetic field (B), [M1L0T-2A-1] T (Tesla)

magnetic flux density,
magnetic induction

68 Magnetic flux (Φ) Magnetic field X area [M1L2T-2A-1] Wb (Weber)

69 Inductance Magnetic flux / current [M1L2T-2A-2] H (Henry)

70 Magnetic dipole moment Torque /field [M0L2T0A1] Am2

or
current X area

71 Magnetic field strength Magnetic moment / volume [M0L-1T0A1] Am-1

(H), magnetic intensity or
magnetic moment density

72 Hubble constant Recession speed / distance [M0L0T-1] s-1


73 Intensity of wave (Energy/time)/area [M1L0T-3] Wm-2

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74 Radiation pressure Intensity of wave / speed of light [M1L–1T-2]

 
75 Energy density Energy / volume [M1L-1T-2] Jm-3

76 Critical velocity [M0L1T-1] ms-1

77 Escape velocity [M0L1T-1] ms-1

78 Heat energy, internal Work ( = Force X distance) [M1L2T-2] J

energy

79 Kinetic energy [M1L2T-2] J

80 Potential energy Mass X acceleration due to gravity [M1L2T-2] J

X height

81 Rotational kinetic energy [M1L2T-2] J

82 Efficiency No dimensions No unit

[M0L0T0]

83 Angular impulse Torque X time [M1L2T-1] Js (Joule

second)

84 Permitivity constant (of [M-1L-3T4A2] F m-1

free space)

85 Permeability constant (of [M1L1T-2A-2] NA-2

free space)

86 Refractive index No No unit

dimensions
[M0L0T0]

87 Faraday constant (F) Avogadro constant X elementary [M0L0T1A1 C mol-1

charge mol-1]

88 Wave number [M0L-1T0]

89 Radiant flux, Radiant Energy emitted / time [M1L2T-3] W(Watt)

power

90 Luminosity of radiant flux [M1L2T-3] W sr-1

or radiant intensity (Watt/steradian)

91 Luminous power or [M1L2T-3] lm (lumen)

luminous flux of source

92 Luminous intensity or Luminous flux / Solid angle [M1L2T-3] cd (candela)

illuminating power of
source

93 Intensity of illumination or [M1L0T-3] cd m-2

luminance (Lv)

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94 Relative luminosity Luminous flux of a source of given No dimensions No unit

 wavelength / luminous flux of peak [M0L0T0] 
sensitivity wavelength(555 nm)
source of the same power

95 Luminous efficiency Total luminous flux / Total radiant No dimensions No unit

flux [M0L0T0]

96 Illuminance or illumination Luminous flux incident / Area [M1L0T-3] lx (lux)

97 Mass defect (Sum of masses of nucleons) – [M1L0T0]

(mass of the nucleus)

98 Binding energy of nucleus [M1L2T-2]

99 Decay constant 0.693 / half-life [M0L0T-1]

100 Resonant frequency [M0L0T-1A0]

101 Quality factor or Q-factor No dimensions No unit

of coil [M0L0T0]

102 Power of lens [M0L-1T0] D (dioptre)

103 Magnification Image distance / Object distance No dimensions No unit

[M0L0T0]

104 Fluid flow rate [M0L3T-1] m3s-1

105 Capacitive reactance (Xc) (Angular frequency X [M1L2T-3A-2] ohms (Ω)

capacitance)-1

106 Inductive reactance (XL) (Angular frequency X inductance) [M1L2T-3A-2] ohms (Ω)

Table 1: Dimensional formula of physical quantities

Also, the values of some important physical constants and their symbols used to
represent them are already written in my previous article about the different charts
used in the measurement.

Physical quantities with same dimensional formula

Given below is the list of some important physical quantities having the identical
dimensional formula.

Sl. No Physical Quantity Dimensional Formula

1 Momentum and impulse [M1L1T-1]


2 Angular momentum and Planck’s constant [M1L2T-1]

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