Chapter 1 – Physical Quantities and Units By : Josh, LRT

IMPORTANT KEY : Chapter 1 – Physical Quantities and Units

1. Definitions:
a. Physical quantities are quantities that can be measured.
b. Derived quantities is a combination of different quantities.
c. SI units is the unit of physical quantity is the standard used to compare different magnitudes
of the same physical quantity.
d. Base quantities are the standard units for a measurement.

2. Tables:
Base Quantity SI Unit
No
Name Symbol Name Symbol
1. Length meter m
2. Mass m kilogram kg
3. Time t second s
4. Electric Current I ampere A
5. Thermodynamic Temperature T kelvin K
6. Amount Of Substance n mole mol
7. Luminous/Light Intensity L candela cd
Base Quantity and SI Unit

Base Quantity
No Name Symbol for dimension Description
1. length L The one dimensional extent of an object.
2. mass M The amount of matter in an object.
3. time T The duration of an event.
4. electric current I Rate of flow of electrical charge.
thermodynamic Average energy per degree of freedom of a
5.
temperature system.
Number of particles compared to the
6. amount of substance N
number of atoms in 0.012 kg of 12C.
Amount of energy emitted by a light
7. luminous intensity J
source in a particular direction.
Symbol for Dimension of Base Quantity

****CALCULATE DIMENSION ONLY USE [M, L and T] … Other’s needed to be derived.

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Prefix Symbol Multiplying Factor

Tera T 1012

Giga G 109

Mega M 106

Kilo k 103

Hecto h 102

Deca da 101

Deci d 10-1

Centi c 10-2

Milli m 10-3

Micro μ 10-6

Nano n 10-9

Pico p 10-12

Prefixes
3. Formulas

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