Physical quantities Flashcards
Fundamental and derived quantities
Unit of MASS
Kilograms
Unit of LENGTH
Metre
Unit of TIME
Second
Unit of LUMINOUS INTENSITY
Candela
Unit of ELECTRIC CURRENT
Ampere
Unit of THERMODYNAMICS TEMPERATURE
Kelvin
unit of QUANTITY OF SUBSTANCE
Mole
Unit of AREA
Metre square
Unit of volume
CUBIC METRE
Unit of DENSITY
Density=mass/volume
Kilograms per cubic metre(kgm/3)
Unit of SPEED/VELOCITY
Speed/velocity=distance/time
Metre per second (Ms/1)
Unit of ACCELERATION
Acceleration=speed /time
Metre per second square(Ms/2)
Unit of FORCE
Formula: MassXacceleration
Kilograms per metre per second or newton
Unit of IMPULSE
Impulse= forceXtime
Kilograms metre per second (kgms/1) or newton per second
Unit of Momentum
Mass x velocity.
Kilogram meter per second or newton second
Unit of surface tension
Force/length or 1/2force/length
Kilogram metre per square per second square
Unit of pressure
Force/ area
Kilograms per meter cubic per second second square (kgm/3s/2) or newton per meter square(Nm/2)
Unit of Energy/work
Workdone=Force X distance cos?
Energy
*KE=1/2mv2
*P.E=mgh
Newton meter(Nm) or joule
Unit of power / radiant Flux
Power=work/time
=ForceXdistance /time
Watt(W)
Yotta Y
10^24
Zetta Z
10^21
Exa E
10^18
Peta P
10^15
Tera T
10^12