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APPENDIX A9
DIMENSIONAL FORMULAE OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
S.Na Physical quantity Relationship with other Dimensions Dimensional
physical quantities formula
Area Length x breadth
L [M'1T
olume Length x breadth x height [L' [M'LT
Mass density
Mass/volume [MVL') or[ML [ML T
Frequency 1/time period
/IT] [M LT
Velocity, speed Displacement/time LVIT [M°LT
Acceleration Velocity /time [LT VIT] M'LT'
Force Mass x acceleration
[M]LT ) [M LT
Impulse Force x time [M LT IT] [M LT'1
Work, Energy Force x distance
[MLT1(L] MLT
10. Power Work/time [MIL' T'V IT] [ML'T'1
Momentum Mass x velocity
[M] LT') [M LT
12 Pressure, stress Force/arca [M LT VL1 [ML'T
13. Strain
Change in dimension [L]/[L] or [L')/[L) M°L°T]
Oringinal dimension
Modulus of elasticity Stress/strain [MLT2 ML'T
Surface tension
IM°LT°
Force/length MLT VLI [ML T
Surface energy Energy/area [MLT VL [ML T
17. Velocity Velocity/distance [LT VILI [MT
gradient
18 Pressure gradient Pressure/distance [ML T VL
[ML T
Pressure energy Pressure X volume
[ML T1[L IMLP T'
20. Coefficient of Force/area x velocity
Viscosity gradient [MLT [MLT
LLT/L
21 Angle, Angular Arc/radius
displacement [LVLI [M'LT
22 Trigonometric ratio
(sin6, cos , tan6, etc.)
Length/length (LVL [M'LT
23 Angular velocity Angle/time [L'VTT IML°T'
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Angular acceleration Angular velocity/time
24 IT VITI [M'LT
25 Radius of gyration Distance
[L [M'LT]
Moment of inertia Mass x
(radius of gyration [M][L' [ML' T
Angular momentum Moment of inertia x angular [MLJ [T] [ML T')
velocity
Moment of force, Force x distance
[MLT '1 (L] [ML' T'
moment of couple
Torque Angular momentum/time, [ML' T'1/[T] [ML' T']
Or
or
Force x distance
[MLT 1[L
30. Angular frequency 2t x Frequency
IT [MLT'
31. Wavelength Distance [L [MLT'
32 Hubble constant Recession speed/distance LT VL) [M'L'T'1
Intensity of wave (Energy/time)/area
33.
[ML' T'TVL [ML'T 1
Radiation pressure Intensity of wave
Speedof light
[MT'VLT' [ML'T
Energy density Energy/volume [ML'TV[L' [ML'T
Critical velocity Reynold's numberx coefficient of viscocity [M°LOT°][ML- T '1 IMLT']
Mass density x Fadius
IML ]LI
Escape velocity (2 acceleration due to [LT x [L2 [M'LT
2
gravity earth's radius)
x
Work (= Forcex distance) [ML' T]
38. Heat energy, internal
[MLT 1[L
energy
39 Kinetic energy (1/2)mass x (velocity) [M] [LT'T [MLT
40 Potential energy Mass x acceleration [M] [LT 1[L] [ML T
due to gravity x height
41 Rotational kinetic hx moment ofinertia x [MLT'] [ML J«[T"} [MLT
(angular velocity)
energy
42 Efficiency Output wok or energy [ML T [M'L T
Input work or energy [MLT
43 Angular impulse Torque x time [ML T][T] [MLTT
44 Gravitational Force x (distance) IMLT IL [M'L'T
massx mass
[M (M
constant
Planck constant Energy/trequency [ML T1/[TI [ML'T1
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46 Heat capacity, Heat energy/temperature [ML' T VK [MLT K
entropy
47 Specific heat capacity Heat Energy [ML TVIMI [K] IMLT K
Massx temperature
48 Latent heat Heat energy/mass [ML T VM] [M'L T
49 Thermal expansion
coefficient or
Change in dimension
Original dimension x temperature
[LLK [ML'K
Thermal expansivity
50 Thermal conductivity Heat energY thickness IML'TIL MLT' K'
Area x temperafure x time
LI[K] [T]
51 Bulk modulus Volume x (change in pressure)
[ML' T
[L'][ML T2]
or (compressibility) (change in volume)
[L1
Centripetal (Velocity) /radius [LT'T/L [M LT
acceleration
Stefan constant (Energy area x time)
[ML'T [ML' T K
(Temperature) LTI KT
54 Wien constant Wavelength x temperature [LI [K] [M LTK]
$5. Boltzmann constant Energy/temperature [ML T V[K]
[ML TK
56. Universal gas Pressure x volume
[ML TIL [ML T K
constant
mole x temperature
[mol] [K]
mol ]
S7 Charge Current x time
[A] [T] [M LTA]
Current density Current /area
A]/IL [ML TA]
59 Voltage, electric Work/charge [ML'T V[AT] [ML T A
potential,
electromotive force
60 Resistance Potential difference
Current
[ML T A [ML T A]
[A]
61. Capacitance Charge/potential difference
[AT] [M'LTA]
[ML T A1
62 Electrical
[ML T A]
resistivity Resistance x area [ML T A1
or (electrical length [L'VL
conductivity
63. Electric field Electrical force/charge
[MLT V[AT] [MLT A'1
Electric flux Electric field x area
[MLT AL] [ML T A1
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Electric dipole Torque/electric field M LTA)
65. moment
[ML T1
[MLT A"
66
Electric field strength [ML' TA MLT' A1
or electric intensity
Potential difference L
distance
Magnetic field, Force [MLT VMA] L [M TA'1
magnetic flux density, Currentx length
magnetic induction
68.
Magnetic flux Magnetic field x area [MT A1L [ML'T A
Inductance Magnetic flux [ML'T A) ML T A
69
Current [A]
70. Magnetic dipole Torque/magnetic field [ML' T1/MT* A"] [ML'TA]
moment
or
current x area
[A][L
Magnetic field Magnetic moment LA] [ML TAI
71 ,
strength, magnetic Volume [L'
intensity or magnetic
moment density
Permittivity constant
[M'L'T A
Charge x charge
[AT AT]
(of free space) 4T x electric force x (distance)
[MLT JL
Permeability constant
2 T xforce xdistance
[M°LT][MLT* ][L] [MLT A
(of free space) currentx current x length [A][A][L]
Refractive index Speed of light in vacuum [LT YLT'] [MLT
74.
Speed of light in medium
/5 Faraday
Avogadro constant x [ATY[mol] [ML'TA mol
elementary charge
constant
2t/wavelength [ML'T|/[LI M'L T
76. Wave number
Radiant flux, Radiant Energy emitted/time
[ML T VIT) [ML'T
power
Luminosity of radiant Radiant power or radiant flus of source
[ML'T/ [MLT ML T
78. Solid angle
flux or radiant
intensity
Luminous power or Luminous energy emitted [ML TVT1 ML T
79 luminous flux of time
source
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s0. Luminous intensity or
illuminating power of
Luminous flux
Soild ange
[ML T (ML T
source [M'L'T
81 Intensity of Luminous intensity [ML' TVIL [ML'T
illumination or
(distance)
luminance
82 Relative luminosity Luminous fhux of a source of
[ML'T' [M'L'T
S ciength
fuminous flux of peak sensit1vity [MLT'
wavelength (355 nm) source of
same power
Luminous efficiencyy Total luminous flux [ML' T'1/[ ML T] M'L'T]
Total radiant flux
Tlluminance or Luminous flux incident
illumination [ML'TVL [MLT
area
85 Mass defect
(sum of masses of nucleons)-
mass of the nucleus)
[M [ML'T
Binding energy of Mass defect (speed of light [M] [LTT
x
nucleus in vacuum) [ML T
87 Decay constant 0.693/half life IT' [M°L°T']
88. Resonant frequency
(Inductance x capacitance)
[ML'TAT [M'L'A T'I
IMLTAJ
89 Quality factor or Q Resonant frequency xinductance
factor of coil
Resistance [T]ML?TA] [M°L'TI
[ML'TA]
0. Power of lens (Focal length LL'1
IML' T
91.
Magnification Image distance L/L IM'L'T]
Object distance
Fluid flow rate
(z/8) (pressure)x (radius) IML T IL
viscosity coefficient )x (length) [M'L'T1
IML T ILI
93
Capacitive reactance (Angular frequency x
capacitance
ITT M' LTA [ML T A
94 Inductive reactance
(Angular firequency x IT ]IML TA
inductance) [ML T A
