Physics Formulas

Base Units

SI Unit Name Symbol British Unit Quantity Definition & Formula

Kilogram kg Pounds Mass The unit to measure mass.
1kg = 3.28lb
Meter m Foot Length The unit to measure length.
1m=3.28ft
Second s Second Time The unit to measure time.
Ampere A Electric current The unit to measure the
charge of electrical current
per second.
Kelvin K Fahrenheit Temperature The degree of heat present
in matter.
1F = 255.91K
Mole mol Amount of The unit of measurement for
substance a substance.
Candela cd Luminous The measurement of
intensity luminous intensity in a
direction. It has a frequency
of 540 x 1012 Hz.

DERIVED UNITS

SI Unit Name Symbol British Unit Quantity Definition & Formula

Gray Gy Rad Absorbed dose The absorption of one joule
of radiation energy per
kilogram of matter.
1Gy= 1J/kg
Coulomb C Esu Charge Charge transferred by a
current of one ampere per
second.
C=As
Volt v Electric The difference in electrical
potential potential.
V=A
Sievert Sv Rem Dose equivalent The product of absorbed
dose, and the radiation
weighing factor.
1Sv = 100 rem
Joule J ft/lb Energy The work required to move
one coulomb through one
volt.
J=Cv
Coulomb/kilogram C/Kg Roentgen Exposure The quantity of X-rays or
gamma rays required to
 produce a given amount of
ionization in a unit mass of
air.
2.58 x 10-4 C/kg
Hertz Hz Cycles/sec Frequency Unit of measurement for
frequency in cycles per
second.
Weber Wb Magnetic flux Unit to measure magnetic
flux.
Wb = field strength/area
Tesla T Gauss Magnetic flux The units to measure
density magnetic flux density.
T = 1WB/m2
Watt W Power The unit of measurement
for power.
1W = 1J/sec
Bequerel Bq Curie Radioactivity The unit of measurement of
radioactive material
undergoing decay.
1Bq = 1s-1

RADIOLOGIC UNITS

SI Unit Name Symbol British Unit Quantity Definition & Formula

Bequerel Bq Curie Radioactivity (A) The unit of measurement of
radioactive material
undergoing decay.
1Bq = 1s-1
Gray Gy Rad Absorbed dose The absorption of one joule
(D) of radiation energy per
kilogram of matter.
1Gy= 1J/kg
Sievert Sv Rem Dose equivalent The product of absorbed
(H) dose, and the radiation
weighing factor.
1Sv = 100 rem
Coulomb/Kilogram C/kg Exposure (X) The quantity of X-rays or
gamma rays required to
produce a given amount of
ionization in a unit mass of
air.
2.58 x 10-4 C/kg