Fundamental Physical Quantities:

Fundament

S.I Unit of

S.N al Physical
o

Quantity

Dimension physical
Formula al Formula quantity
Amount
of matter
in the

1.

Mass

2.
3.

object

kg

Length

meter

Time

sec

I or A

ampere

mole(mol

Electric
4.

current
Amount of

5.

substance
Luminous

6.

intensity

candela(cd)

7.

Temperature

K or

Kelvin

Derived Physical Quantities:

Derived

Dimensio S.I Unit of

S. Physical
No Quantity

Formula

nal

physical

Formula

quantity

1. Area

2. Volume

[
3. Density

Specific
4. Gravity

5. Frequency

] No units
]hertz

6. Angle

No units

7. Velocity

m/sec

8. Speed

m/sec

Areal
9. velocity
10. Acceleration
Linear
11. momentum

kg m/sec
kg-m/

12. Force

or Newton
kg-m/

13. Weight
14. Moment of

w=mg

or Newton
kg

force/Torque
/Couple
kg m/sec
15. Impulse

or Ns

16. Pressure

N/

or Pa

Nm or
17. Work

Joule

Kinetic
18. Energy

joule

Potential
19. Energy

mgh

joule

Gravitationa
20. l constant
Gravitationa
l field
21. strength
Gravitationa
22. l Potential
Force
23. constant (k)
24. Power

W or J/sec

Moment of
25. Inertia ( I )

kg

26. Stress

N/

27. Strain

No units

or Pa

Modulus of
28. Elasticity

N/

or Pa

Poissions
29. Ratio

-1

No units

Velocity
30. gradient
kg
(
or) N-sec/
$latex
\m^2$
(or)pascalCoefficient

sec

of dynamic

(or)poiseuil

31. viscosity
32. Surface

le
,N/

Tension

Angular
displacemen
33. t ( )

no Units

Angular
34. velocity()

rad/sec

Angular
acceleration
35. ()

rad/

Angular
36. momentum I
Angular
37. Impulse

I
kelvin or
degree

38. Temperature

or K

Celsius

Coefficient
of linear
expansion(
39. )

/kelvin

Specific
40. heat
41. Latent heat
42. Entropy
Thermal
43. capacity
Gas
44. constant
coefficient
of thermal
45. conductivity
Pole
46. strength

Am

Magnetic
47. Moment
weber ;
Magnetic

;J/A

48. flux

mp

49. Magnetic

Tesla;

field,magnet
ic flux

density (B)
Permeability
of free
50. space
Magnetic
susceptibilty
also called
volumetric
or bulk
susceptibilit
51. y m

m = r 1

Electric

no units
Amp sec ,

52. Charge

coul

Electric
53. potential

Volt

54. E.M.F

Volt

Electric
55. Capacity

Farad

Electric

Ohm () or

56. Resistance

volt/amp
Ohm mt

57. Resistivity

(-m)

Conductivity
58.

1/

Siemens/m

Permittivity
59.

farad/m
Electric

Siemens

60. conductance

(or) mhos

Electric
61. power

Watt

Electrical
Impedance(

Ohm () or

62. Z)
Electrical

volt/amp
1/Z(Reciprocal of electric

63. admittance impedance)

Siemens
(or) mhos

Self
Inductance(
64. L)

weber/amp
or Henry

Boltzmanns
65. constant

J/kelvin

Stefans
66. constant
Co-efficient

dimension

67. of friction
Dielectric
68. constant

= ,N=Normal reaction

less scalar no units

It is also called relative

dimension no

permittivity

less

Plancks

units
J.sec

69. constant

(or)eV.sec

Refractive
70. index
Focal
71. length(f)

no units

Distance between center of

the lens(mirror) to its focus L

meter

The reciprocal of the focal

length of a lens in meters is
Power of a
72. lens (P)

called power of a lens;

p=1/f

diaptors

Wave
73. number

No.ofwaves/distance

74. Wave length Length of a wave

meter