Length m L

Mass kg M

Time s T

Acceleration or acceleration due to

ms–2 LT–2
gravity

Angle (arc/radius) rad MoLoTo

Angular displacement rad MoLoTo

Angular frequency (angular

rads–1 T–1
displacement/time)

Angular impulse (torque × time) Nms ML2T–1

Angular momentum (Iω) kgm2s–1 ML2T–1

Angular velocity (angle/time) rads–1 T–1

Area (length × breadth) m2 L2

ML2T–
Boltzmann’s constant JK –1
θ
2 –1

M1L–1T–
Bulk modulus (ΔP × (V/ΔV)) Nm–2, Pa 2

Calorific value Jkg–1 L2T–2

Coefficient of linear or areal or

C–1 or K–1
o
θ–1
volume expansion

Coefficient of surface tension Nm–1 or Jm–2 MT–2

(force/length)

MLT–
Coefficient of thermal conductivity Wm–1K–1
θ
3 –1

Coefficient of viscosity (F = η ×
poise ML–1T–1
A × (dv/dx))

Compressibility (1/bulk modulus) Pa–1, m2N–2 M–1LT2

Density (mass / volume) kgm–3 ML–3

Displacement, wavelength, focal

m L
length

Electric capacitance M–1L–

CV , farad
–1
(charge/potential) 2
T 4 I2

Ohm–1 or mho M–1L–

Electric conductance (1/resistance)
or siemen TI
2 3 2

siemen/metre M–1L–
Electric conductivity (1/resistivity)
or Sm–1 TI
3 3 2

Electric charge or quantity of electric

coulomb IT
charge (current × time)

Electric current ampere I

Electric dipole moment (charge ×

Cm LTI
distance)

Electric field strength or Intensity of MLT–3I–

NC–1, Vm–1
electric field (force/charge) 1

Electric resistance (potential ohm ML2T–

difference/current) I
3 –2

Emf (or) electric potential ML2T–

volt
(work/charge) I
3 –1

Energy (capacity to do work) joule ML2T–2

Energy density (energy/volume) Jm–3 ML–1T–2

ML2T–
Entropy (ΔS = ΔQ/T) Jθ–1
θ
2 –1

Force (mass x acceleration) newton (N) MLT–2

Force constant or spring constant

Nm–1 MT–2
(force/extension)

Frequency (1/period) Hz T–1

Gravitational potential (work/mass) Jkg–1 L2T–2

Heat (energy) J or calorie ML2T–2

lux
Illumination (Illuminance) (lumen/metre2 MT–3
)

Impulse (force x time) Ns or kgms–1 MLT–1

Inductance (L) (energy = 1212 LI2 or ML2T–

henry (H)
Coefficient of self-induction
I
2 –2

Intensity of gravitational field (F/m) Nkg–1 L1T–2

Intensity of magnetization (I) Am–1 L–1I

Joule’s constant or mechanical
Jcal–1 MoLoTo
equivalent of heat

Latent heat (Q = mL) Jkg–1 MoL2T–2

Linear density (mass per unit length) kgm–1 ML–1

lumen or (Js–
Luminous flux ML2T–3
1
)

Magnetic dipole moment Am2 L2I

Magnetic flux (magnetic induction x ML2T–

weber (Wb)
area) I
2 –1

Magnetic induction (F = Bil) NI–1m–1 or T MT–2I–1

Am (ampere–
Magnetic pole strength LI
meter)

Modulus of elasticity (stress/strain) Nm–2, Pa ML–1T–2

Moment of inertia (mass × radius2) kgm2 ML2

Momentum (mass × velocity) kgms–1 MLT–1

Permeability of free
MLT–2I–
space (μo=4πFd2m1m2) Hm–1 or NA–2 2
(μo=4πFd2m1m2)

Permittivity of free
Fm–1 or C2N– M–1L–
space (εo=Q1Q24πFd2) 1
m–2 TI
3 4 2
(εo=Q1Q24πFd2)

Planck’s constant (energy/frequency) Js ML2T–1

Poisson’s ratio (lateral
–– MoLoTo
strain/longitudinal strain)

Js–1 or watt
Power (work/time) ML2T–3
(W)

Pressure (force/area) Nm–2 or Pa ML–1T–2

Pressure coefficient or volume

C–1 or θ–1
o
θ–1
coefficient

Pressure head m MoLTo

disintegration
Radioactivity MoLoT–1
s per second

Ratio of specific heats –– MoLoTo

Refractive index –– MoLoTo

ML3T–
Resistivity or specific resistance Ω–m
I
3 –2

Specific conductance or conductivity siemen/metre M–1L–

(1/specific resistance) or Sm–1 TI
3 3 2

M–1L–
Specific entropy (1/entropy) KJ–1
Tθ
2 2

Specific gravity (density of the

–– MoLoTo
substance/density of water)

MoL2T–
Specific heat (Q = mst) Jkg–1θ–1
θ
2 –1

Specific volume (1/density) m3kg–1 M–1L3

Speed (distance/time) ms–1 LT–1

Stefan’s constant (heat

energyarea×time×temperature4)(heat MLoT–
Wm–2θ–4
energyarea×time×temperature θ
3 –4

4)

Strain (change in dimension/original

–– MoLoTo
dimension)

Stress (restoring force/area) Nm–2 or Pa ML–1T–2

Surface energy density (energy/area) Jm–2 MT–2

MoLoTo
Temperature C or θ
o
θ

Temperature gradient (change in

MoL–
temperaturedistance)(change in Cm or θm
o –1 –1
Tθ
1 o
temperaturedistance)

Thermal capacity (mass × specific ML2T–

Jθ–1
heat) θ
2 –1

Time period second T

Torque or moment of force (force ×

Nm ML2T–2
distance)

Universal gas constant ML2T–

Jmol–1θ–1
(work/temperature) θ
2 –1

Universal gravitational
M–1L3T–
constant (F=G.m1m2d2) Nm2kg–2 2
(F=G.m1m2d2)

Velocity (displacement/time) ms–1 LT–1

Velocity gradient (dv/dx) s–1 T–1

Volume (length × breadth × height) m3 L3

Water equivalent kg MLoTo

Work (force × displacement) J ML2T–2

M0L0T
Decay constant s-1
-1

M1L2T
Potential energy J
-2

M1L2T
Kinetic energy J
-2