Meaning of Physical symbols for AIIMS

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Physical Symbols
Physical symbols
Quantity	Symbol	SI unit	Symbol for SI Unit	Non-SI unit used
Absorbed dose		Gray
Acceleration		Metre per second squared
Acc. due to gravity		Metre per second squared
Activity		Becquerel
Amount of substance		Mole
Amplitude		Metre
Angle		Radian
Angular velocity		Radian per second
Area		Metre squared
Atomic number
Capacitance		Farad
concentration		Mole per liter
Critical angle
density		Kilogram per meter cubed
Displacement		Meter
Dose equivalent		Sievert
Electric current		Ampere
Electric field strength		Volt per metre
Electronic charge		Coulomb
Energy (electrical)		Joule
Energy (heat)		Joule
Energy (kinetic)		Joule
Energy (potential)		Joule
Energy (food)		Joule
Enthalpy		Joule
Focal length		Meter
Frequency		Hertz
half- life		Second
Length (distance)		Metre
Magnetic flux		Weber
Magnetic flux density		Tesla
Magnification
Mass		Kilogram
Mass number
Molarity		Mole per liter
Moment of a force		Newton metre
Moment of inertia		Kilogram metre squared
Momentum		Kilogram metre per second
Permittivity	ε	Farad per metre
Periodic time		Second
Power		Watt
Refractive index
Resistance		ohm
Resistivity		ohm meter
Speed		Meter per second
Sound intensity		Watt per meter squared
Sound intensity level
Specific heat capacity		Joule per kilogram per kelvin
Strain
Stress		Newton per meter squared
Temperature		Kelvin
Temperature		Newton
Change in temperature		Kelvin
Tension		Newton
Thermal conductivity		Watt per meter per kelvin
Time		Second
Torque		Newton metre
Velocity		Metre per second
Voltage potential difference		Volt
U-value		Watt per meter squared per kelvin
Volume		Metre cubed
Wavelength		Meter
Weight		Newton
Work		Joule
Young’s modulus		Newton per metre squared