Dimensional Formula Sheet
Quantity Formula Dimensional
Formula
Speed/Velocity Distance / Time [M⁰ L¹ T⁻¹]
Acceleration Velocity / Time [M⁰ L¹ T⁻²]
Force Mass × Acceleration [M¹ L¹ T⁻²]
Work/Energy Force × Distance [M¹ L² T⁻²]
Power Work / Time [M¹ L² T⁻³]
Pressure Force / Area [M¹ L⁻¹ T⁻²]
Momentum Mass × Velocity [M¹ L¹ T⁻¹]
Impulse Force × Time [M¹ L¹ T⁻¹]
Surface Tension Force / Length [M¹ L⁰ T⁻²]
Density Mass / Volume [M¹ L⁻³ T⁰]
Angular Momentum Moment of Inertia × Angular [M¹ L² T⁻¹]
Velocity
Shear Modulus (G) Shear Stress / Shear Strain [M¹ L⁻¹ T⁻²]
Gravitational Potential GM / r [M⁰ L² T⁻²]
Gravitational Constant F r² / M² [M⁻¹ L³ T⁻²]
(G)
Planck’s Constant (h) E/ν [M¹ L² T⁻¹]
Latent Heat Heat Energy / Mass [M⁰ L² T⁻²]
Young’s Modulus (Y) Stress / Strain [M¹ L⁻¹ T⁻²]
Compressibility Reciprocal of Bulk Modulus [M⁻¹ L¹ T²]
Moment of Inertia Mass × (Radius)² [M¹ L²]
Heat Capacity Heat / Temperature [M¹ L² T⁻² K⁻¹]
Coefficient of Viscosity Stress / Strain Rate [M¹ L⁻¹ T⁻¹]
Torque Force × Distance [M¹ L² T⁻²]
Thermal Capacity Heat Supplied / Temperature [M¹ L² T⁻² K⁻¹]
Change
Universal Gas Constant PV / T [M¹ L² T⁻² K⁻¹
(R) mol⁻¹]
Coefficient of Friction Friction Force / Normal Force [M⁰ L⁰ T⁰]
Velocity of Light (c) Distance / Time [M⁰ L¹ T⁻¹]
Wavelength (λ) Distance of One Wave Cycle [M⁰ L¹ T⁰]