Answer: The Fundamental Quantity refers to a physical quantity that cannot be stated in any other physical quantity. One of its primary functions is to support other quantities, which are derived from it. Quantities like length, mass, time and thermodynamic temperature are examples of fundamental quantities in physics.
The term “basic unit” refers to a measurement unit that is used to express a fundamental quantity. There are only some physical quantities that can’t be expressed in terms of other physical values, and these are known as “basic quantities.”
The seven fundamental quantity along with its unit are as follows:
- Fundamental Quantity 1: Length (SI Unit is meter)
- Fundamental Quantity 2: Mass (SI Unit is kilogram)
- Fundamental Quantity 3: Time (SI Unit is second)
- Fundamental Quantity 4: Electric current (SI Unit is ampere)
- Fundamental Quantity 5: Thermodynamic temperature (SI Unit is kelvin)
- Fundamental Quantity 6: Amount of substance (SI Unit is mole)
- Fundamental Quantity 7: Luminous intensity (SI Unit is candela)