Units & Dimensions Flashcards
Representation of physical quantities
PQ=nU
Graph of n and U
Rectangular Hyperbole
Changimg Unit & magnitude to another
n1U1 = n2U2
7 Fundamentals quantities
Length
Mass
Time
Temperature
Amount of substance
Luminous Intensity
Electric current
Unit of fundamental quantities
M
Kg
S
K
Mol
λ
A
Supplimentary quantities
Plane angle
Solid angle
Unit of supplimentary quantities
Rad
Strad
MKS system of units
Meter–Kilogram–Second
CGS System of Units
Centimeter–Gram–Second
FPS System
Feet–Pound–Second
1⁰
1.75×10–2rad
1’
2.91×10–4 rad
1’’
4.85×10–5 rad
Plane angle =
Arc/radius
Solid angle =
Area/radius²
Device Used for parallax
Sextant
Angle in measurement of parallax
θ=b/r
Distance to a planet
r=b/θ
r–distance to the planet
b–distance btw 2 observatories
Diameter of a planet
d=ΦD
d–diameter of planet
D–distance to the planet
1 amu =
1.66×10–27
Mass of 1 e
9.1–31 kg
Quintel
100kg
Tonne
1000kg
Time span of an unstable particle
10–24s
Uncertainty of cesium clock
•1in10-13s
•3μs
1AU (Astronomical unit)
1.496×10¹¹m
1ly (light year)
9.46×10¹⁸m
1 parsec
3.08×10¹⁶
Size of a proton
10-15m
Radius of earth
10⁷
1angstrom Å
10–10
Mass using G,h&c
M=√(hc/G)
h
Planks constant
G
Gravitational constant
C
Speed of light
Length using G,h&c
L=√(hG/c³)
Time using G,h&c
T=√(hG/c⁵)
D❗√(l/g)
T
D❗√(m/k)
T
k–spring constant
D❗√(R/g)
T
R–radius of earth
D❗L/R
T
L–inductance
C–capacitance
D❗RC
T
R–resistance
D❗√(LC)
T
D❗f
T–1
D❗R/L
T-1
D❗1/RC
T–1
D❗1/√(LC)
T–1
D❗angular velocity (ω)
T–1
D❗Velocity gradient
T-1
D❗Energy density (1/2E²ε)
ML–1T–2
D❗Pressure
ML–1T–2
D❗Stress
ML–1T–2
D❗Rigidity modulus
ML–1T–2
D❗Young’s Modulus
ML–1T–2
D❗Bulk Modulus
ML–1T–2
D❗Momentum (p)
MLT–1
D❗Impulse
MLT–1