Sl. Physical Quantity Formula Dimensional S.

I Unit
No Formula

1 Area (A) Length x Breadth [M0L2T0] m2

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

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

No dimensions
8 Specific gravity Density of body/density of water at 4oC [M0L0T-0] No units

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

 Universal constant of
16 gravitation (G) [M-1L3T-2] Nm2kg-2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No dimensions
26 Strain Change in dimension / Original dimension [M0L0T-0] No unit

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

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

Angle ( θ), Angular No dimensions

29 displacement Arc length / Radius [M0L0T-0] rad
 Trigonometric ratio
( sin θ, cos θ, tan θ, No dimensions
30 etc) Length / length [M0L0T-0 No unit

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

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

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

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

Velocity

gradient 

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

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

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

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

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 water at 4oC No dimensions No unit

 [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

Thermal expansion
coefficient or thermal
49 expansivity [M0L0T0K-1] K-1

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

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

Centripetal
52 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

Boltzmann constant
56 (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

Electric potential (V),

voltage, electromotive
59 force Work / Charge [M1L2T–3A-1] V

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

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

Electrical resistivity or
(electrical
62 conductivity)-1 [M1L3T-3A–2] Ωm ( resistivity)

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

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

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

Electric field strength

66 or electric intensity Potential difference / distance [M1L1T-3A-1] NC-1

Magnetic field (B),

magnetic flux density,
67 magnetic induction [M1L0T-2A-1] T (Tesla)
68 Magnetic flux (Φ) Magnetic field X area [M1L2T-2A-1] Wb (Weber)

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

Torque /field
Magnetic dipole or
70 moment current X area [M0L2T0A1] Am2

Magnetic field strength

(H), magnetic intensity
or magnetic moment
71 density Magnetic moment / volume [M0L-1T0A1] Am-1

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

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

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

Heat energy, internal

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

79 Kinetic energy [M1L2T-2] J

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

 Rotational kinetic
81 energy [M1L2T-2] J

No dimensions
82 Efficiency [M0L0T0] No unit

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

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

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

No 
dimensions
86 Refractive index [M0L0T0] No unit

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

88 Wave number [M0L-1T0]

Radiant flux, Radiant

89 power Energy emitted / time [M1L2T-3] W(Watt)

Luminosity of radiant W sr-

1 2 -3 1 
90 flux or radiant intensity [M L T ] (Watt/steradian)

Luminous power or
luminous flux of
91 source [M1L2T-3] lm (lumen)

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

 illuminating power of
source

Intensity of
illumination or
93 luminance (Lv) [M1L0T-3] cd m-2

Luminous flux of a source of given wavelength / luminous flux of No dimensions

94 Relative luminosity peak sensitivity wavelength(555 nm) source of the same power [M0L0T0] No unit

No dimensions
95 Luminous efficiency Total luminous flux / Total radiant flux [M0L0T0] No unit

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

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

Binding energy of
98 nucleus [M1L2T-2]

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

100 Resonant frequency [M0L0T-1A0]

Quality factor or Q- No dimensions

101 factor of coil [M0L0T0] No unit

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

No dimensions
103 Magnification Image distance / Object distance [M0L0T0] No unit
104 Fluid flow rate [M0L3T-1] m3s-1

Capacitive reactance
105 (Xc) (Angular frequency X capacitance)-1 [M1L2T-3A-2] ohms (Ω)

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