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APPENDIX A 9
DIMENSIONAL FORMULAE OF PHYSICAL QUANTITIES

S.No Physical quantity Relationship with other Dimensions Dimensional

physical quantities formula
2 0 2 0
1. Area Length x breadth [L ] [M L T ]

3 0
2. Volume Length x breadth x [L'] [M'L T ]

3. Mass density height Mass/volume [M]/[L'] or [M L '] [M L*’T0]

0 0
4. Frequency 1/time period 1/[T] [M L P']

5. Velocity, speed Displacement/time [L]/[T] [M0 LV']

0
6. Acceleration Velocity /time [LT*']/[T] [M LP 2]

7. Force Mass x acceleration [M][LT"] [M LP 2]

8. Impulse [M LF 2I IT]
Force x time
9. Work, Energy [MLT °] [L] [M L' P 2]
Force x
2
10. Power [ML' T ]/ [T] [M L' P’ ]
distance
11. Momentum [M] [LF 'I
Work/time
2
12. Pressure, stress [M LF 2l' [L [ML °'F’ ]
l
Mass x
13. Strain [L] / [L] or [L’] / [L'] [M °L° T°]
velocity

14. Modulus of elasticity Force/area [M L*' T*2 ] [M L*' U 2]

[M0L' T 0]
Change in dimension
15 Surface tension Original dimension [MLT° 2]/[L] [ML0 T*2]
0 2
16. Surface energy Stress/strain [ML2 T*’]/[L2] [ML T* ]

17. Velocity [LT*']/[L] [M’L0T°’]

gradient Force/length
18. Pressure gradient [ML*’T*’]/[L] [ML*' T° 2]
Energy/area
2 2
19. Pressure energy [ML*’T*'] [L3] [ML T* ]
Velocity/distance
20. Coefficient of [MLT *2] [ML *' T°1]
ViscOsity 2 l
Pressure/distance [L ][LT* / L]

21. Angle, Angular Pressure x volume [L]/[L] [M’L0T']

displacement
22. Trigonometric ratio Force/area x velocity [L]/[L] [M’L0T°]
(sin8, cos8, tan8, etc.) gradient
23. Angular velocity [L0]/[T] [M°LF0 ']
Arc/radius

Length/length

Angle/time

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24. Angular acceleration Angular velocity/time [F’]/[T] [M’L’P’]

25. Radius of gyration Distance [L] [M'LT']

26. Moment of inertia Mass x (radius of gyration [M] [L'] [ML' T']

27. Angular momentum Moment of inertia x angular [ML'] [T ']

velocity
28. Moment of force, Force x distance [MLV’] [L]
moment of couple

29. Torque Angular momentum/time, [ML’ U'] / [T]

Force x distance [tvtLP’ ] [L]

30. Angular frequency 2s x Frequency [F’] [M’L'P']

31. Wavelength Distance [L] [M'LT']

32. Hubble constant Recession speed/distance [LT ' ]/[L] [M’L'F']

33. Intensity of wave (Energy/time)/area [ML T '/T]/[L']

34. Radiation pressure Intensity of wave [MT*']/[LV'] [ML ' T ’]

Speed of llght

35. Energy density Energy/volume [ML° F’ ]/ [L’] [ML ' T*’]

36. Critical velocity Reynold's number x coefficient of [M°L°T°][ML*' T *'] [M'LF’]

viscocity
Mass dens@ X l8diuS [ML*"] [L]

37. Escape velocity (2 ^ acceleration due to [LF"]"2 x [L]"2 [M’LF’]

gravity • earth’s radius) " 2
38. Heat energy, internal Work (= Force ^ distance) [MLT ’ ] [L]
energy

39. Kinetic energy

(1/2) mass x (velocity) 2
[M] [LT*’]°

40 Potential energy Mass x acceleration [M] [LF° ] [L]

due to gravity x height
41. Rotational kinetic /i x moment of inertia x [M'L'T'] [ML' ]x[T°']' [M L’ F°]
y (angular velocity
f Il t

42. Efficiency Output work or energy [ML' V' ] [M’L'T']

Input work or energy [ML' V' ]

43. Angular impulse Torque x time [ML’ T ’] [T] [M L’ P’]

44. Gravitational 2
Force x (distance) [MLT*' ][L‘ ]
constant mass x mass [M] [M]

45. Planck constant Energy/frequency

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46. Heat 2 ]
Heat energy / temperature [ML' T ']/[K] [ML 2 K
capacity,
entropy

47. Specific heat capacity Heat Energy [ML' T ']/[M] [K] [M’L2 2 K ']
Mass x temperature

48. Latent heat

Heat energy/mass [ML° T [M’L 2 F’]
']/[M]
49. Thermal expansion Change in dimension ]
[M’L’K
coefficient or Original dimension x [L] /[L][KI
Thermal expansivity temperature

50. Thermal conductivity Heat energy x thickness [ML/ I# [MLV’ K*']

Area x temperature x time
[L°] [K]
[T]

51. Bulk modulus Volume x (change in pressure) [ML*' F’]

or (compressibility)*' (change in volume)

52. Centripetal (Velocity) 2 /radius [LT ']° /[L] [M’ LV']

acceleration
53. Stefan constant (Energy / area x time) [ML' T '1 [ML’ F'K“]
4 [L'] [T] [KJ
(Temperature)
54. Wien constant Wavelength x temperature [L] [K] [M’ LT’K]

55. Boltzmann constant Energy/temperature [ML' T ']/[K] [ML’ F’ K*']

56. Universal gas Pressure x volume [ML ' T '1fL'1 [ML’ F’ K*'
constant mole x temperature [mol] [K]
mol*']

57. Charge Current x time [A] [T] [M’ L’TA]

2
58. Current density Current /area [A] /[L'] [M’L* T’A]

59. Voltage, electric Work/charge [ML'F’]/[AT] [ML’ F’ A*']

potential,
electromotive force
60. Resistance Potential difference [ML' T*’ A*'1 [ML’ F’ A*']
Current [A]
61. Capacitance Charge/potential difference [AT] [W'L*' T’ A2 ]
[ML P' A ' ]

62. Electrical
[ML’ T*' A*2 ] [ML’ F’ A*']
resistivity Resistance x area
length [L']/[L]
or (electrical
conductivity)°1
63. Electric field
Electrical force/charge [MLV’]/[AT] [MLV’ A*']
64. Electric flux
Electric field x area [MLF'A*'][L'] [ML’ F’ A*']

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65. Electric dipole

Torque/electric field [ML2 U° ] [M’ LTA]
moment
[MLV A*’
66. Electric field strength ] [MLV A*']
or electric intensity
Potential difference [ML‘ U' A*’]
distance [L]

67. Magnetic field,

Force [ML’F 2
A*']
magnetic flux density,
magnetic induction Current ^ length [MLV’]/[A] [L]

68. Magnetic flux

Magnetic field x area [ML' F' A*']
69. Inductance [MW' A*'] [L']
Magnetic dux [ML' F' A*°]
Current [ML‘ U" A*']
[A]
70. Magnetic dipole
Torque/magnetic field [ML2 F‘ ] / [MW' A*' ] [M’L’T’A]
moment
OF
current x area or
[A] [L]
71. Magnetic field
strength, magnetic Magnetic moment [L’A] [M’L*'T'A]
intensity or magnetic Volume [L’]
moment density
72 Permittivity constant
Charge x charge [W'L“P A’]
(of free space) [AT][AT]
4 n x electric force x
[MLV UL )-
(distance)2

73. Permeability constant 2 n x force x distance QM' L’ T'][ M LT*’ ][ [MLV' A*']
L]
(of free space) current x current x length QA][A][L]

74. Refractive index Speed of light in vacuum [LV']/LT*’] [M'L’T’]

Speed of light in medium
75. Faraday Avogadro constant x [AT]/[mol] [M'L'TA mol ']
constant elementary charge

76. Wave number 2s/wavelength [M’L’T’] / [L] [M’L ' T']

77. Radiant flux, Radiant Energy emitted/time [ML’T ']/[T] [ML’P']

power
78. Luminosity of radiant Radiant power or radiant flus of source [ML’T '] / [M’L’T'] [ML2F ]
flux or radiant Solid angle
intensity
79. Luminous power or Luminous energy emitted [ML’ U’]/[T] [ML2 F']
luminous flux of time
source

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80. Luminouspower
Luminous intensity or illuminating flux of source [ML' T ’] [ML2 F']
Intensity of illumination or Soild angle
luminance [M'L'T']
Relative luminosity
81. Luminous intensity (distance)2 [ML2 T*’]/[L’] [ML’P']

82. Luminous flux of a source of [MLF2 ’] [M’L’T’]

given wavelength
luminous flux of peak sensitivity [ML’P']
wavelength (555 nm) source of
same power

83. Luminous efficiency Total luminous flux [ML' T '] / [ ML’T ’] [M’L’T’]
Total radiant flux
84. Illuminance or Luminous flux incident [ML’P']/[L’] [ML’P']
illumination area
85. Mass defect (sum of masses of nucleons)- [M] [ML’T’]
(mass of the nucleus)
86. Binding energy of Mass defect x (speed of light [M] [L P’]’ [ML’ F’]
nucleus in vacuum)2
87. Decay constant 0.693/half life [T '] [M'L0P ']

88. Resonant frequency [M’L’ A’ P']

(Inductance x capacitan ) 2 [ML T*2 A* 2 ]*2 x

89. Quality factor or Q- Resonant frequency x inductance IT — ] CMLI T*' A* i [M’L’T’]

factor of cOil Resistance [Mr *-A*'i

90. Power of lens (Focal length)*' [L°’] [M’L ' T’]

91. Magnification Image distance [L] /[L] [M’L’T’]

Object distance

92. Fluid flow rate ( / 8 ) (pressure)x( $)4 CML*' T*'] [L‘] [M'L'P']
(viscosity coefficient)x (length) CML*' T*'I [LV

[T '] '[L 'T ‘A2]*' [ML’ F’ A ']

93 Capacitive reactance (Angular frequency x capacitance)*'
(Angular frequency x inductance)
94. Inductive reactance [T '][ML’ U’ A '] [ML2 F’ A ’]

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