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Selected Physical Quantities and Measurement Units
Physics

 

Selected Physical Quantities and Measurement Units

 

Physical Quantity

Quantity Symbol

Measurement Unit

Unit Symbol

Unit Dimensions

 

 

Length

Mass

Time

Electric charge

Temperature

Amount of substance

Luminous intensity

 

 

 

Acceleration

 

Area

Capacitanc

Density

 

Electric

current

Electric field intensity

 

Electric resistance 

Emf

Energy

Force

Frequency

Heat

Illuminance

Inductance

Luminous flux

Magnetic flux

Magnetic flux density

Potential difference

Power

Pressure

 

Velocity

Volume

work

 

 

l

m

t

Q

T

n 

i

 

 

 

a

 

A

C

D

 

I

 

E

 

R

x

E

F

f

Q

E

L

F

F

 

V

P

ò

 

v

V

W

Fundamental Units

meter

kilogram

second

coulomb

kelvin

mole 

candela

 

Derived Units

Meter per second per second

 

Square meter

Farad

Kilogram per cubic meter

 

Ampere

 

Newton per coulomb

 

Ohm

Volt

Joule

Newton

Hertz

Joule

Lumen per square meter (lux)

Henry

Lumen

Weber

Weber per square meter (tesla)Volt 

Watt

Newton per square meter (pascal)

 

Meter per second

Cubic meter

joule

 

 

m

kg

s

C

K

mol 

cd

 

 

 

m/s2

 

m2

F

kg/m3

 

A

 

N/C

 

 

V

J

N

Hz

J

 Im/m2 (lx)

H

Lm

Wb

Wb/m2 (T) 

 

W

N/m2 (Pa)

 

m/s

m3

J

 

 

m

kg

s

C

K

mol 

cd

 

 

 

m/s2

 

m2

C2 .  s2/kg . m2

kg/m3

 

C/s

 

kg . m/C . s2

 

kg . m2/C2 . s

kg . m2/C . s2

kg . m2/s2

kg . m/s2

s-1

kg . m2/s2

cd/m2

kg . m2/C2

cd

kg . m2/C . s

kg/C . s 

kg . m2/C . s2

kg . m2/s2

kg /m . s2

 

m/s

m3

kg . m2/s2