Dimensional Formulas of Common Physical Quantities
Physical Quantity Formula/Definition Dimensional Formula
Length Basic quantity [L]
Mass Basic quantity [M]
Time Basic quantity [T]
Speed / Velocity Distance / Time [L T^-1]
Acceleration Velocity / Time [L T^-2]
Force Mass x Acceleration [M L T^-2]
Work / Energy Force x Displacement [M L^2 T^-2]
Power Work / Time [M L^2 T^-3]
Momentum Mass x Velocity [M L T^-1]
Impulse Force x Time [M L T^-1]
Pressure Force / Area [M L^-1 T^-2]
Density Mass / Volume [M L^-3]
Gravitational Constant F x r^2 / (m1 m2) [M^-1 L^3 T^-2]
Kinetic Energy (1/2)mv^2 [M L^2 T^-2]
Potential Energy mgh [M L^2 T^-2]
Torque Force x Perpendicular distance [M L^2 T^-2]
Angular velocity Angle / Time [T^-1]
Angular acceleration Angular velocity / Time [T^-2]
Frequency 1 / Time [T^-1]
Charge Current x Time [I T]
Potential Difference Work / Charge [M L^2 T^-3 I^-1]
Electric field Force / Charge [M L T^-3 I^-1]
Resistance Voltage / Current [M L^2 T^-3 I^-2]
Capacitance Charge / Voltage [M^-1 L^-2 T^4 I^2]