Fundamental Physical Quantities:

Fundamental
S.No Physical Quantity Formula

Dimensional

S.I Unit of

Formula

physical quantity

kg

Amount of
matter in the
1.

Mass

object

2.

Length

meter

3.

Time

sec

4.

Electric current

I or A

ampere

Amount of
5.

substance

mole(mol

6.

Luminous intensity

candela(cd)

7.

Temperature

K or

Kelvin

Derived Physical Quantities:

S.I Unit of
Derived Physical
S.No Quantity

Formula

Dimensional

physical

Formula

quantity

1.

Area

2.

Volume

3.

Density

4.

Specific Gravity

5.

Frequency

6.

Angle

No units

7.

Velocity

m/sec

8.

Speed

m/sec

9.

Areal velocity

]
]

No units
]

hertz

10. Acceleration
11. Linear momentum

kg m/sec
kg-m/

12. Force

or

Newton
kg-m/

13. Weight

w=mg

or

Newton

Moment of
14. force/Torque/Couple

kg

15. Impulse

kg m/sec or Ns

16. Pressure

N/

17. Work

Nm or Joule

18. Kinetic Energy

Joule

or Pa

19. Potential Energy

mgh

Joule

Gravitational
20. constant
Gravitational field
21. strength
Gravitational
22. Potential
23. Force constant (k)
24. Power

W or J/sec

Moment of Inertia (
25. I )

kg

26. Stress

N/

27. Strain

No units

or Pa

Modulus of
28. Elasticity
29. Poissions Ratio

N/
=

-1

or Pa

No units

30. Velocity gradient

kg
(or) Nsec/$latex \m^2$
Coefficient of

(or)pascal-sec

31. dynamic viscosity

(or)poiseuille

32. Surface Tension

,N/m

Angular
33. displacement ( )

no Units

34. Angular velocity()

rad/sec

Angular
35. acceleration()

rad/

36. Angular momentum I

37. Angular Impulse

I
kelvin or degree

38. Temperature

or K

Celsius

Coefficient of linear
39. expansion()
40. Specific heat
41. Latent heat
42. Entropy
43. Thermal capacity

/kelvin

44. Gas constant

coefficient of
45. thermal conductivity
46. Pole strength

Am

47. Magnetic Moment

weber ;
48. Magnetic flux

;J/Amp

Magnetic
field,magnetic flux

Tesla;

49. density (B)

Permeability of free
50. space
Magnetic
susceptibilty also
called volumetric or
bulk susceptibility
51. m

m = r 1

no units

52. Electric Charge

Amp sec , coul

53. Electric potential

Volt

54. E.M.F

Volt

55. Electric Capacity

Farad
Ohm () or

56. Electric Resistance

volt/amp

57. Resistivity

Ohm mt (-m)

58. Conductivity

1/

59. Permittivity

Siemens/m

farad/m
Siemens (or)

60. Electric conductance

mhos

61. Electric power

Watt

Electrical

Ohm () or

62. Impedance(Z)

volt/amp

Electrical
63. admittance

Siemens (or)
1/Z(Reciprocal of electric impedance)

mhos
weber/amp or

64. Self Inductance(L)

Henry

Boltzmanns
65. constant

J/kelvin

66. Stefans constant

Co-efficient of

dimension less

67. friction

= ,N=Normal reaction

scalar

Dielectric
68. constant

no
It is also called relative permittivity

dimension less

69. Plancks constant

70. Refractive index

no units
units
J.sec (or) eV.sec

no units

Distance between center of the lens(mirror) to

71. Focal length(f)

its focus

Meter

The reciprocal of the focal length of a lens in

72. Power of a lens (P) meters is called power of a lens; p=1/f
73. Wave number

No.of waves/distance

74. Wave length

Length of a wave

diaptors

meter