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What do you mean by Dimensional Analysis (Derived units)?


From the seven basic or fundamental units, the units of some other physical quantities such as area, volume, pressure, force, speed, velocity etc. can be derived. These are called derived units. Derived unit of a physical quantity is also called dimensional formula of that quantity. For example, the unit of area can be derived as: Area = Length × Breadth If length = 6 m and breadth = 5m, then Area = 6m × 5m = 30m
Unit for area is m2

Some common derived units are listed below:

Derived Units

Physical Quantity

Units

Symbol for Unit

Definition in S.I. Basic Units

Area

square metre

m2

m2

Volume

cubic metre

m3

m3

Density

kilogram per cubic

 

kg/m3 or kg m–3

Speed

metre per second

 

m/s or ms–1

Acceleration

metre per second

   

Force

newton

N

kg ms–2

Pressure

pascal

Pa

kg m–1s–1 or Nm–2

Energy

joule

J

kg m2 s–2

Frequency

hertz

Hz

s–1

Electric charge

coulomb

C

A Sec = amp second

Electric resistance

ohm

m2 kg s–3 A–2

Electric potentialdifference

volt

V

kg m2 s–3 A–1 or JA–1 S–1

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