what is fundamental quantity.
Asked by pricemela2
| 7th Oct, 2021,
04:17: PM
Expert Answer:
I assume the question is about fundamental units of given unit system.
For example in SI units , there are seven fundamental units related to fundamental physical quantitites.
These fundmental quantities are chosen in a unit suystem so that units of other quantities are expressed
in terms of units of these fundametal quantities. Units of fundamental quantities are called fundamental units .
Units derived from fundamental units to describe other quantities are called derived units.
Fundamental quantities and their respective units are tabulated below
Physical
Quantity
Units
Length
m
mass
kg
time
s
current
A
temperature
K
amount of substance
mole
Luminious intensity
Cd
Physical
Quantity
|
Units |
Length | m |
mass | kg |
time | s |
current | A |
temperature | K |
amount of substance | mole |
Luminious intensity | Cd |
Answered by Thiyagarajan K
| 7th Oct, 2021,
04:43: PM
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