Dimensional Formulae of Physical Quantities

S.No Physical Quantity Relationship with other Remark Dimensional

physical quantities Formula
1. Area Length × breadth 0 2 0
[M L T ]
2. Volume Length × breadth × height [M L3 T0]
3. Mass density Mass/volume [M L–3 T0]
4. Frequency 1/time period [M0 L0 T–1]
5. Velocity, speed Displacement/time [M0 L T–1]
6. Acceleration Velocity/time [M0 L T–2]
7. Force Mass × Acceleration [M L T–2]
8. Impulse Force × Time [M L T–1]
9. Work, Energy Force × Distance [M L2 T–2]
10 Power Work/Time [M L2 T–3]
.
11 Momentum Mass × Velocity [M L T–1]
.
12 Pressure, stress Force/Area [M L–1 T2]
.
13 Strain change in dimension [M0 L0 T0]
. Original dimension
14 Modulus of elasticity Stress/Strain [M L–1 T–2]
.
15 Surface tension Force/Length [M L0 T–2]
.
16 Surface energy Energy/Area [M L0 T–2]
.
17 Velocity gradient Velocity/distance [M0 L0 T–1]
.
18 Pressure gradient Pressure/distance [M L–2 T–2]
.
19 Pressure energy Pressure × volume [M L2 T–2]
.
20 Coefficient of Force/area × velocity [M L–1 T–1]
. viscosity gradient
21 Angle, Angular Arc/radius [M0 L0 T0]
. displacement
22 Trigonometric ratio Length/length [M0 L0 T0]
. (sinθ, cosθ, tanθ, etc).
23 Angular velocity Angle/time [M0 L0 T–1]
.
24 Angular acceleration Angular velocity/time [M0 L0 T–2]
.
25 Radius of gyration Distance [M0 L T0]
.
26 Moment of inertia Mass × (radius of gyration)2 [M L2 T0]
.
27 Angular momentum Moment of inertial × angular [M L2 T–1]
. velocity
28 Moment of force, Force × distance [M L2 T–2]
. moment of couple
29 Torque Angular momentum/time [M L2 T–2]
. Or
Force × distance
30 Angular frequency 2π × Frequency [M0 L0 T–1]
.
31 Wavelength Distance [M0 L T0]
.
32 Hubble constant Recession speed/distance [M0 L0 T–1]
.
33 Intensity of wave (Energy/time)/area [M L0 T–3]
.
34 Radiation pressure Intensity of wave [M L–1 T–2]
. Speed of light
35 Energy density Energy/volume [M L–1 T–2]
.
36 Critical velocity Reynold's number × coefficient of viscocity [M0 L T–1]
Mass density × radius
.
37 Escape velocity (2 × acceleration due to [M0 L T–1]
. gravity × earth’s radius)1/2
38 Heat energy, internal Work (= Force × distance) [M L2 T–2]
. energy
39 Kinetic energy (1/2) mass × (velocity)2 [M L2 T–2]
.
40 Potential energy Mass × acceleration due to
. gravity × height
41 Rotational kinetic ½ × moment of inertia × [M L2 T–2]
. energy (angular velocity)2
42 Efficiency output work or energy [M0 L0 T0]
. Input work or energy
43 Angular impulse Torque × time [M L2 T–1]
.
44 Gravitational constant Force × ( distance ) [M–1 L3 T–2]
2

.
mass × mass
45 Planck constant Energy/frequency [M L2 T–1]
.
46 Heat capacity, entropy Heat energy/temperature [M L2 T–2 K–1]
.
47 Specific heat capacity Heat Energy [M0 L2 T–2 K–1]
. Mass × temperature
48 Latent heat Heat energy/mass [M0 L2 T–2]
.
49 Thermal expansion change in dimension [M0 L0 K–1]
. coefficient or thermal Original dimension × temperature
expansivity

2
50 Thermal conductivity Heat energy × thickness [M L T–3 K–1]
. Area × temperature × time
51 Bulk modulus or volume × ( change in pressure) [M L–1 T–2]
. (compressibility)–1 ( change in volume)
52 Centripetal (Velocity)2 / radius [M0 L T–2]
. acceleration
53 Stefan constant ( Energ/area × time) [M L0 T–3 K–4]
. ( Temperature) 4
54 Wien constant Wavelength × temperature [M0 LT0 K]
.
55 Boltzmann constant Energy/temperature [ML2 T–2 K–1]
.
56 Universal gas constant Pressure × volume [ML2 T–2 K–1
. mole × temperature mol–1]
57 Charge Current × time [M0 L0 TA]
.
58 Current density Current/area [M0 L–2 T0A]
.
59 Voltage, electric Work/charge [ML2 T–3A–1]
. potential,
electromotive force
60 Resistance Potential difference [ML2 T–3A–2]
. Current
61 Capacitance Charge/potential difference [M–1 L–2 T4A2]
.
62 Electrical resistivity or Resistance × area [ML3 T–3A–2]
. (electrical length
conductivity)–1
63 Electric field Electrical force/charge [MLT–3A–1]
.
64 Electric flux Electric field × area [ML3 T–3A–1]
.
65 Electric dipole Torque/electric field [M0 LTA]
. moment
66 Electric field strength Potential difference [MLT–3 A–1]
. or electric intensity distance
67 Magnetic field, Force [ML0 T–2A–1]
. magnetic flux density, Current × length
magnetic induction
68 Magnetic flux Magnetic field × area [ML2 T–2A–1]
.
69 Inductance Magnetic flux [ML2 T–2A–2]
. Current
70 Magnetic dipole Torque/magnetic field or [M0 L2 T0A]
. moment current × area
71 Magnetic field Magnetic moment [M0 L–1 T0A]
. strength, magnetic Volume
intensity or magnetic
moment density
3
72 Permittivity constant Charge × charge [M–1 L–3 T4A2]
. (or free space) 4π × electric force × ( distance )
2

73 Permeability constant 2π × force × distance [MLT–2A–2]

. (of free space) current × current length
74 Refractive index Speed of light in vacuum [M0 L0 T0]
. Speed of light in medium
75 Faraday constant Avogadro constant × [M0 L0 TA mol–
1
. elementary charge ]
76 Wave number 2π/wavelength [M0 L–1 T0]
.
77 Radiant flux, Radiant Energy emitted/time [M L2 T–3]
. power
78 Luminosity of radiant Radiant power or radiant flus of source [M L2 T–3]
. flux or radiant Solid angle
intensity
79 Luminous power or Luminous energy emitted [M L2 T–3]
. luminous flux of time
source
80 Luminous intensity of Luminous flux [M L2 T–3]
. illuminating power of Solid angle
source
81 Intensity of Luminous intensity [M L0 T–3]
. illumination or ( distance) 2
luminance
82 Relative luminosity Luminous flux of a source [M0 L0 T0]
. of given wave length
luminous flux of peak sensitivity
wavelength ( 555nm ) sourc e
of same power
83 Luminous efficiency Total luminous flux [M0 L0 T0]
. Total radiant flux
84 Illuminance or Luminous flux incident [M L0 T–3]
. illumination area
85 Mass defect (sum of masses of nucleons) [M L0 T0]
. – (mass of the nucleus)
86 Binding energy of Mass defect × (speed of [ML2 T–2]
. nucleus light in vacuum)2
87 Decay constant 0.693/half life [M0 L0 T–1]
.
88 Resonant frequency 1 [M0 L0 A0 T–1]
.
( Inductance × capacitance) − 2
89 Quality factor or Q- Resonant frequency × inductance [M0 L0 T0]
. factor of coil Resistance
90 Power of lens (Focal length)–1 [M0 L–1 T0]
.
91 Magnification Image distance [M0 L0 T0]
. Object distance

4
92 Fluid flow rate ( π/8) ( pressure) × ( radius) 4 [M0 L3 T–1]
. ( viscosity coefficient ) × ( length )
93 Capacitive reactance (Angular frequency × [ML2 T–3A–2]
. capacitance)–1
94 Inductive reactance (Angular frequency × [ML2 T–3A–2]
. inductance)