Chapter 1

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Introduction To Physics

Base Quantities & Derived Quantities

Base Quantities

Measuring
Instruments

Length Mass Time Temperature Electric Current

l m t T I

meter kilogram second kelvin ampere

SI Unit
m kg s K A

Derived Quantities
Quantity Relationship Derived unit
Volume Length × Breadth × Height m3
Mass
Density Volume kg m–3

Acceleration Change of velocity m s–2

Time taken
Momentum Mass × Velocity kg m s–1

SI Prefixes & Symbols

Prefix tera giga mega kilo hecto deca deci centi milli micro nano pico
Symbol T G M k h da d c m μ n p
Value 1012 109 106 103 102 101 10–1 10–2 10–3 10–6 10–9 10–12

Example 1 19.2 nanometer = 19.2 nm (Scientific notation)

= 19.2 × 10–9 m (Conversion to SI unit)
= 1.92 × 10–8 m (Standard form)
52.8
Example 2 gram = 52.8 × 105 g (Scientific notation)
10−5
= 52.8 × 105 × 10–3 kg (Conversion to SI unit)
= 5.28 × 103 kg (Standard form)

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