MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2008

Table of Units,dimensional Formulas of physical quantities.

S.I Unit of physical

Physical Quantity Formula Dimensional Formula
quantity
Area [ ]
Volume [ ]
Density [ ]
Specific Gravity [ ] No units
Frequency [ ] hertz
Angle [ ] No units
Velocity [ ] m/sec
Speed [ ] m/sec
Areal velocity [ ]
Acceleration [ ]
Linear momentum [ ] kg m/sec
Force [ ] kg-m/
Moment of force (or) [ ] kg
Torque
Impulse [ ] kg m/sec or Ns
Pressure [ ] N/ or Pa
Work [ ] Nm or Joule
Kinetic Energy [ ] joule
Potential Energy mgh [ ] joule
Gravitational constant [ ]

Gravitational field [ ]
strength
Gravitational Potential [ ]
Force constant (k) [ ]
Power [ ] W or J/sec
Moment of Inertia ( I ) [ ] kg
Stress [ ] N/ or Pa
Strain [ ] No units
Modulus of Elasticity [ ] N/ or Pa
Poission’s Ratio σ = -1 [ ] No units
Velocity gradient [ ]
Coefficient of dynamic [ ] kg ,pascal
 viscosity
Surface Tension [ ] ,N/m
Angular displacement ( ) [ ] no Units

Angular velocity(ω) [ ] rad/sec

Angular acceleration(α) [ ] rad/
Angular momentum Iω [ ]
Angular Impulse Iω [ ]
Coefficient of linear [ ]
expansion(α)
Specific heat [ ]
Latent heat [ ]
Entropy [ ]
Thermal capacity [ ]
UniversalGasConstant(R)
Gas constant [ ]
coefficient of thermal [ ]
conductivity
Pole strength [ ] Am
Magnetic Moment [ ]
Electric Charge [ ] Amp sec , coulumb
Electric potential [ ] Volt
E.M.F [ ] Volt
Electric Capacity [ ] Farad
Electric Resistance [ ] Ohm (Ω) or volt/amp

Resistivity [ ] Ohm mt (Ω-m)

Electric conductance [ ] Siemens
Electric power [ ] Watt
Boltzmann’s constant [ ] J/kelvin
Stefan’s constant [ ]]