*Physical quantities
*Physical quantities
Quantity (symbol) | Definition / Relation | Type |
Mass (m) | Quantity of matter contained in a substance | Scalar |
Distance (D) | Actual path length | Scalar |
Speed (v) | Distance covered per unit time spent | Scalar |
Time (t) | Reference to measure duration of an event. | Scalar |
Electric current (I) | Rate of flow of charge. | Scalar |
Pressure (P) | Normal force per unit area | Scalar |
Surface tension (S) | Tangential force per unit length | Scalar |
Work (W) | Line integral of force | Scalar |
Power (P) | Rate of work | Scalar |
Energy (E) | Capacity to do work | Scalar |
Heat (H) | Energy in transit due to temperature difference | Scalar |
Electric potential (V) | Line integral of electric field | Scalar |
Electric flux (f) | Surface integral of electric field | Scalar |
Specific heat (s) | Heat per unit temp. change per unit mass | Scalar |
Latent heat (L) | Heat per unit mass for changing state of a material | Scalar |
Temperature (T) | Degree of hotness or coldness | Scalar |
Electric charge (q) | Measure of amount of electrification | Scalar |
Density (r) | Mass per unit volume | Scalar |
Moment of inertia (I) | Reluctance for rotational changes | Scalar |