Physical Quantities with Dimensional Formulas
Length
Length:
- Physical Property: Distance between two points
- Dimensional Formula: [L]
Mass
Mass:
- Physical Property: Quantity of matter
- Dimensional Formula: [M]
Time
Time:
- Physical Property: Duration of events
- Dimensional Formula: [T]
Speed / Velocity
Speed / Velocity:
- Physical Property: Rate of change of position
- Dimensional Formula: [LT-1]
Acceleration
Acceleration:
- Physical Property: Rate of change of velocity
- Dimensional Formula: [LT-2]
Physical Quantities with Dimensional Formulas
Force
Force:
- Physical Property: Push or pull on an object
- Dimensional Formula: [MLT-2]
Work / Energy
Work / Energy:
- Physical Property: Capacity to do work
- Dimensional Formula: [ML2T-2]
Power
Power:
- Physical Property: Rate of doing work
- Dimensional Formula: [ML2T-3]
Pressure
Pressure:
- Physical Property: Force per unit area
- Dimensional Formula: [ML-1T-2]
Momentum
Momentum:
- Physical Property: Product of mass and velocity
- Dimensional Formula: [MLT-1]
Physical Quantities with Dimensional Formulas
Impulse
Impulse:
- Physical Property: Change in momentum
- Dimensional Formula: [MLT-1]
Density
Density:
- Physical Property: Mass per unit volume
- Dimensional Formula: [ML-3]
Gravitational Constant (G)
Gravitational Constant (G):
- Physical Property: Proportionality constant in Newtons law of gravitation
- Dimensional Formula: [M-1L3T-2]
Universal Gas Constant (R)
Universal Gas Constant (R):
- Physical Property: In ideal gas law (PV = nRT)
- Dimensional Formula: [ML2T-2K-1mol-1]
Torque / Moment of Force
Torque / Moment of Force:
- Physical Property: Rotational equivalent of force
- Dimensional Formula: [ML2T-2]
Physical Quantities with Dimensional Formulas
Angular Velocity
Angular Velocity:
- Physical Property: Rate of change of angular displacement
- Dimensional Formula: [T-1]
Angular Acceleration
Angular Acceleration:
- Physical Property: Rate of change of angular velocity
- Dimensional Formula: [T-2]
Surface Tension
Surface Tension:
- Physical Property: Force per unit length on a liquid surface
- Dimensional Formula: [MT-2]
Coefficient of Viscosity
Coefficient of Viscosity:
- Physical Property: Internal friction in fluid flow
- Dimensional Formula: [ML-1T-1]
Electric Current (I)
Electric Current (I):
- Physical Property: Rate of flow of electric charge
- Dimensional Formula: [A]