Physical Quantities and their Units

PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND THEIR SI BASE UNITS

Following is the list of Physical Quantities and their SI Base Units and Symbols.

Physical Quantity	Unit	Symbol
length	meter	m
mass	kilogram	kg
time	second	s
electric current	ampere	A
thermodynamic temperature	kelvin	K
amount of substance	mole	mol
luminous intensity	candela	cd

SOME SI DERIVED UNITS

Physical Quantity	Unit	Symbol
area	square meter	m2
volume	cubic meter	m3
frequency	hertz	Hz
mass density (density)	kilogram per cubic meter	kg/m3
speed, velocity	meter per second	m/s
angular velocity	radian per second	rad/s
acceleration	meter per second squared	m/s2
angular acceleration	radian per second squared	rad/s2
force	newton	N
pressure	pascal	Pa
work, energy, quantity of heat	joule	J
power	watt	W
quantity of electricity	coulomb	C
potential difference, electromotive force	volt	V
electric field	volt per meter	V/m
electric resistance	ohm	Ω
capacitance	farad	F
magnetic flux	weber	Wb
inductance	henry	H
magnetic field	tesla	T
entropy	joule per kelvin	J/K
specific heat capacity	joule per kilogram kelvin	J/(kg.K)
thermal conductivity	watt per meter kelvin	W/(m.K)
radiant intensity	watt per steradian	W/sr

THE SI SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS

Physical Quantity	Unit	Symbol
plane angle	radian	rad
solid angle	steradian	sr

RELATED PAGES
— Scientific Abbreviations
— Scientific Instruments and their uses
— Scientific Inventions and Discoveries