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Table 2.5 Dimensional formuale (Dimensions) of Mechanical Quantities

S. Quantity Formula SI Unit Symbol of

No the quantities
Distance in a particular direction = [M'LT'] m
1. Displacement

2 Area (Length) [M" L T m

(Length) =[M° L3 TO m V
3. Volume
Mass kg m3
= [ ML3T
4. Density Volume
A mere ratio. So it has no, dimensions
5. Specific gravity
Length = [M° LT ms-
6. Speed Time
Change in velocity
Acceleration = [MLT] n s
7 Time
m s
8. Acceleration due to | [ML T]
gravity 'g
Mass x Velocity = [MLT] kg ms- P
9 Momentum
Mass x Acceleration [MLT newton (N)
10.Force
Force x Time = [MLTx (T) ; [MLT] Ns
11. Impulse
12. Work Forcex Distance = [ML T]x (L) joule (J) W

[ML2T]
13. Kinetic energy Mass x (Velocity) = (M) (L T joule (J) KE
2
[M L2T)
Mass x Acceleration due to gravity x Height joule () U
14. Potential energy
(M) LT-2) (L) =[M L2T1
Note: The dimensions of energy in any form (i.e. mechanical, heat, light, sound, electrical and

magnetic) are [M L2T]:

15. Torque Force x Distance Nm

[MLT2x (L) =M L2T-]
16. Moment of joule ) C
a
couplel Force x Arm of the couple
IMLT]x (L) =[ML?T-2]
Work MLT?
17. Power watt (W) P
Time (T) = [MLT]

18. Pressure Force [MLT1 N m and P or P

Area (L) =[ML-T 1 pascal (Pa)
19. Thrust (Force) Pressurex Area = [M L T ] (L) F
N
= [MLT

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Quantity SI Unit PHYSICS-A
theSymbol ot
No Formula
quantitie
20. Stress Restoring force [MLT] Nm2
Area
[ML-lT-
(L)
21. Strain A mere ratio. So it has no dimensions

22. Modulus of Stress

elasticity Strain = [ML-'T-
Nm2
23. Poisson's ratio
A mere ratio. So it has no dimensions

24. Radius of gyration Distance [M°LT) K

25. Moment of inertia Mass x (Distance) [M LT]
= kg m
26. Gravitational Work [MET J kg
potential Mass (M) [MLT*) =
V

Force x (Distan ce) [MLT Jx(L¥

27. Gravitational Nm kg2 G
constant G
(Mass) (M
[M'L3T
28. Surface tension Force M LT [ML°TJ Nm T or o
Length (L)
29. Surface energy Energy or Work
Area [MET[ML
L)
T]Jm m2 U

Force/ Area _[MLT]x(L)

30. Co-efficient of
Velocity/Distance (L)x(LT') poiseuille PI
viscosity = [ML-T-)
31. Time period [M°LT] S T
Number of vibrations
32. Frequency = (T)
Time s or Hz n or v orf

[M°L°T-H
33. Force constant Force
[MLT]
L)[ML°T- Nm k or K
Displacement
Arc (L)
34. Angle Radius L) radian (rad) 6
A mere ratio. So it has no dimensions
35. Angular Angle. So it has no dimensions.
displacement radian (rad)
Angle = (Tl)= [M®L°T']
36. Angular velocity
Time rad s-
Change in angular velocity
37. Angular acceleration Time rad s-2
M°LT]
38. Angular momentum| Mass x Velocity x Distance
kg m s-l L
(M) x
(L T)x (L) =
[M L2T-]
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Table 2.6 Dimensional formuale (Dimensions)
Symbol of
SI Unit
Formula the quantities
S. Quantity
No I
ampere
(A)
Electric current
1.
(Elementary Quantity) [M° L°T°A]
coulomb (C)
Current x Time
2. Charge
Ig]=[M°LO TA]
coulomb metre P
Electric dipole Charge strength x Electric length
3. (C m)
moment p]= (TA). (L). [M"LT A]
Force [MLT NC E
Electric filed intensity
Charge (TA)
[E] = [MLT'A-']

Electric Intensity x Area Nm'C

5. Electric flux
[ML TAj(1)
pl= [ML3T'A-]
Work [MLL T'] volt (V) V
Electric potential or
Charge (TA)
potential difference V= [ML2T'A-']
Potential difference [M=' T'Aj ohm (2) R
7. Resistance Current (A)
[R =[ML2TNA
1
Conductance siemen G
8.
Resistance
[G]= [M-'2T*A?
Resistancex Area of corss-section
9. Specific resistance of ohm metre P
Length
resistivity
[ML T A x(E)
(L)
p]=[M LTA-}

10 Electric conductivItyResistivity
lo=[ML-TA)
11 Current density Electric intensityxElectric conductivity Am2

[MLT^ A-) [M- L-3T A

tl = [M°L? A]

j=qtA = VA

il= [M°L-2 A]
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No Quantity Formula
PHYS
SI Unit
Symbe
the qua
12. Capacitance Charge (TA)
Potential difference [MLTA'] farad (F)
C
C=[M-'L2TA)
13.Inductance Induced e.m.f.
(Self. Mutual) henry (H)
Current/Time L, M

Ll or[M,]=IML'T'a"1T)
(A)
=
[M L?T-2 A
14. Permittivity of
F 9192
4TEg 2
free space 9192
Fo
4TF2 CN m
e.) M L TAP
[MLT
L
= [M'L-T'A]
Table 2.7 Dimensional formuale
(Dimensions) of Magnetic Quantities
S. Quantity
No Formula SI Unit Symbol of
the quantities
1. Magnetic moment
Current x Area i.e. M, = IA Am M
[M] = (A) L)= [M°L2T°A]

Magnetic moment
2. Pole strength
1.e., m =M, Am
Magnetic length L m

m]= M°L' T°A] [M° LT° A]

(L)
Magnetic moment M
3. Intensity of ie.,
Volume Am
Magnetisation [M"L-T°A]
Force
4 Magnetic field strength Current xLength
1e. B=
=IL tesla (T) B

(: F= BIL
(MLT=[ML'T2A']
B]= (AL)

5. Magnetic flux BA weber (Wb)

[pl =[MLTA-)(L)
= [ML2T-2A-]
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Quantity
No Formula
SI Unit Symbol of
6. Permeability of free F- Hol m, thequantities
space 4T 2

4TF
m,m2 Wb m'A Po
l= (LIMLT*1=
IM° LT AF [M LTA)
Table 2.8 Dimensional
formuale (Dimensions) of Thermal
S. Quantity Quantities
No
Formula SI Unit Symbol of
1. Thermodynamic the quantities
(Elementary quantity) T, =
kelvin (K) T
temperature T]= (K) =[M°L°T° K]

2 Heat (energy) Joule U)

[Q=[MLT]
Heat
3. Specific heat
Mass x
Temperature change |J kgrl K- S

S=
Q
m AT

s] =
[MET)=[M°L?T2K'j
(M) K)
Heat ie., L=
4. Latent heat
Mass J kgl L

L]=MET)=
(M)
(M°1?T
Pressure x Volume of a mole of gas
5. Universal gas J mol-' K R
Constant Temperature
PxV(per mole)
T

R=MLTK'](mol")
(K)
[M L2T- K- mo-]
E
6. Boltzmann's constant Energy ie. K, Q
or
JK- k
ture
Temperature T

I K M E T - [M . K-']
(K)
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No
Quantity Formulaa SI Unit PHYSICS
theSymbol of
quantitie
7. Stefan's constant Energy
Areax time Jslm2K
x
(temperature)"*
o 0 rE
AxtxT4

lo]=M
[MT-21
(L) (T) (K)4* ML'TK4
8. Planck's constant
Energy x Time period or h =
Et Js h
E=hv [h]= [M 2T] (T) [ML2T-'j
=

9. Solar constant Energy S= o rE

Area x Time i.e. Axt
Jsm-2 S

[MLT-(MLT)
(T)
Heat x Dis tan ce
10 Thermal conductivityA
Temperature difference x Time| Js m- K-
-

Area x K

QQ xd
K AX ATxt
[K,]= L T ] L )
K,= KXT)
[M LTK']
Temperature difference
11 Thermal resistance =

Heat current

A0 A6.t
R KsJ- (or)
Qt Q
(KT) =[M'LT'K KW-l
R) [MLPT]
Heat i.e., H= Q H
12 Enthalpy
[H] = {M L2 T]

Heat
13 Entropy Temperature
ie,S= JK- S

IS]=ML T-2
(K)
= [ML2TKj
 Table 2.9 Quantities having identical dimensional formulae (Dimensions)
S.No Quantities Formula

1. Light year, Radius of gyration, Wavelength [M°L T'

2 Rydberg constant, Propagation constant (k =
27t/) [M° L- T
3. Momentum, Impulsee [MLT]
4 Angular momentum, Planck's constant (h) [ML2T
5. Work, Energy, Moment (Torque), Heat, Enthalpy [MLT-21
6. Pressure, Stress, Elastic modulus, Energy density [MLT-
7. Surface tension, Surface energy, Spring constant, Force gradient [MLOT]
8. Frequency, Velocity gradient, Angular velocity, Curie [M°LOT]

9 Time period, RC, VLC [M°LO T]

E 1
10. Velocity, R' OEo [M°LT

11. Acceleration due to gravity (g), Gravitational field intensity (E) M°LT)
12. Gravitational potential, Latent heat [M°L2T
13. Boltzmann's constant, Entropy [MLT2K-]