Dimensional Formula of Some Important Physical Quantities :

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S.No. Physical quantity ~ Relation with other quantities < Dimensionalformula
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Length
1. Velocity (v) [M0L1 1]
Time
Velocity
2 Acceleration (a) [MoL.-2]
Time
3. Momentwn(p) Mass x velocity [ML1 1]
4. Force (F) Mass x acceleration [ML12]
5. Work Force x displacement [ML21 2]

6. Power(P) Work [ML213]

Time

Fr 2
7. Universal gravitational constant G= [M-IL312]
m1m2

8. Torque • - --
-r = r xF [ML21 2]

9. Surface tension S= F [M12]

f

10. Gravitational potential Vo=-

w [MoL212]
m
 F ' [ML-111]
11. Coefficient of viscosity 11=-
Adv
dx
12. Impulse Forcextime(Fxt) [ML11]

Change in length (AL) [M0LOTO]

13. Strain Original length L

Pressure ( P ) [ML-212]
14. Pressure gradient Distance e

15. Plane angle Arc (s) [M0L°T°]

Radius of circle r

16. Angular velocity ~gle

Time t
(0) [MoLor-11

17. Radius of gyration

Moment of inertia of body
\ Total mass of the body
(J I
1:mi
J [MOLlTO]

18. Moment of force, moment ofcouple Force x distance (F x s) [ML2r-2]

19. Angular frequency 2nxfrequency (2nv) [MOLOr-1]

Force
20. Pressure [ML-1.21
Area

Output work or energy ( W )

21. Efficiency [M0LOTO]
Input work or energy Q
22. Angular impulse Torquextime {t x t) [ML21l]

Energy (E)
23. Planck's constant [ML21 1]
Frequency v

Heat energy ( Q)
24. Heat capacity, Entropy [ML21 2K- 1]
Temperature T

Heat energy ( Q )
25. Specific heat capacity Mass x temperature m x AT [M0L212K-l]

'lf,,
Heat energy x thickn~ss ( Q =-KA .1T )
Thermal conductivity, K [ML13K- 1]
Area x temperature x time t Ax

Length
Tl. Thennal Resistance, R [M- 1L-2T3K]
Thennal conductivity x area

Volume x (change in pressure) ( Af> )

28. Bulk modulus (B) or (compressibilityt1 -V- [ML-112]
Change in volume .1V

29. Stefan's constant (cr)

(Energy/area) [Q =crAtT
4
J
4
Timex(temperature) E =Q/ A.t =crT 4 [ML01 3K-4]
 Pressure x volume ( PV J
Molex temperature nT [ML2T-2K-I mo
30. Universal gas constant R r'1
Work (W)
-
Voltage. electric potential (V) or Charge q [ ML2r-3A-1]
31.

electromotive force (e)

-
Charge ( q)
Capacitance (C) Potential difference V [ M-IL-2T4A 2]
32

Electric force ( F)
33. Electric field ( E) Charge q [ MLT-3A- 1]
-
Force [F = IeBsin 0]
Magnetic field(B). magnetic induction, [ML01 2A-I)
34. Current x length

magnetic flux density

$=8Acos0 [ML2, 2A- 1]
35. Magnetic flux (~m)
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Inductance
Magnetic flux ( $m J [ ML2r-2 A-2]
36. Current I
coefficient of selfinductance (L) or
coefficient of mutual inductance (M)
37. Magnetic field strength or

magnetic moment density (I)

Magnetic moment ( M) [M0L- 1T0AJ
Volume V

2 2
(Charge) ( q J [ M-IL-3T4A2]
Permittivity constant in free space E0 2 2
38. 41t x electrostatic force( distance) 47t x F x r

Avagadro constant x elementry charge [MO LOTAmol-1]

39. Faraday constant (F)

(Sum of masses of nucleons [ML0T0]

40. Mass defect, (dm)
- mass of nucleus)(Mp+MN -~ucle us)

I [MOLOT-IJ
41. Resonant frequency(~)
-
Tr

1 [MOL-ITOJ
42 Power of lens (Focal length)" (;)

Speed of light in vacuum [MOLOTO]

43. Refractive index -
Speed of light in medium

2rr [ MOL-ITO]
44. Wavenumber -
Wavelength
2 2
2 [ML r- ]
45. Binding energy of nucleus Mass defect x (speed of light in vacuum)
-
 l
46. Conductance (c) [ M-IL-2 A 2T3]
Resistance

47. Fluid flow rate

7t) (Pressure) x (radius)
4
( 8 (Viscosity coefficient) x (length) [ MOL3T-l]

[ ML2T-3 A -2]
48. Inductive reactance (Angular frequency x inductance)

[ ML2T-3 A -2]
49. Capacitive reactance (Angular frequency x capacitance)- 1

Torque 0 2 0
or Current x area [ M L T A]
50. Magnetic dipole moment Magnetic field