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    SI Units and Symbols Used in The Guide: Subject Physical Quantity Symbol Name Unit

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    This document defines common units and symbols used in physics. It lists over 50 physical quantities along with their associated symbols and standard SI units. These include units for mass, length, time, area, volume, velocity, acceleration, force, energy, electric current, charge, voltage, resistance, capacitance, magnetic field, frequency, temperature, pressure, and more. It also lists over 20 physics constants, such as gravitational constant, speed of light, Planck's constant, electron mass, and others.

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    This document defines common units and symbols used in physics. It lists over 50 physical quantities along with their associated symbols and standard SI units. These include units for mass, length, time, area, volume, velocity, acceleration, force, energy, electric current, charge, voltage, resistance, capacitance, magnetic field, frequency, temperature, pressure, and more. It also lists over 20 physics constants, such as gravitational constant, speed of light, Planck's constant, electron mass, and others.

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    SI Units and Symbols Used in The Guide: Subject Physical Quantity Symbol Name Unit

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    SI Units and Symbols used in the Guide

    Subject Physical Quantity Symbol Name Unit


    Mass m, M kilogram kg
    Linear position x, r

    Length, Distance  l, d meter m

    Radius R
    Time t, second s
    Linear angle,
    , radian rad
    Angular position
    Spherical angle steradian sr
    Area A - m2
    Volume V - m3
    Moment of inertia I - kg*m2
    Density - kg/m3
    Mechanics
    Linear velocity v, u, c - m/s
    Angular velocity , - rad/s
    Linear momentum p - kg*m/s
    Angular momentum L - kg*m2/s
    Linear acceleration a - m/s2
    Angular acceleration - rad/s2
    Force F newton N=kg*m/s2
    Torque - N*m
    Impulse I - N*s
    Work W
    joule J=N*m
    Energy E
    Power P watt W=J/s
    Dynamic viscosity - Pa*s
    Electricity and Current I ampere A
    Magnetism Charge Q, q, e coulomb C=A*s
    Current density j - A/m2
      Volume charge
    - C/m3
    density
    Surface charge
    - C/m2
    density
    Linear charge - C/m
    density
    Electric potential

    Voltage V volt V=J/C

    emf
    Electric field E - N/C, V/m
    Electric flux - V*m
    Electric moment pe - C*m
    Resistance R, r ohm =V/A
    Specific resistance - *m
    Capacitance C farad F=C/V
    Specific
    - ( *m)-1
    conductivity
    Magnetic field B tesla T=N/(A*m)
    Magnetic flux weber Wb=T*m2=V*s
    Inductance L
    henri H=Wb/A
    Mutual-inductance M
    Magnetic moment pm - A*m2
    Polarization P - C/m2
    Magnetization I - A/m
    Temperature T kelvin K
    Substance quantity M mole mol
    Pressure P - Pa
    Heat Q - J
    Heat capacity C
    - J/K
    Thermodynamic Entropy S
    s Specific heat c - J/(kg*K)
    Molar heat cm - J/(mol*K)
    energy flux j - W/m2
    Surface tension - N/m
    Stress
    pascal Pa=N/m2
    Elasticity modulus E
    Oscillations and Wavelength - m
    Waves Wave number k - m-1
    Frequency f hertz Hz
      Energy density - J/m3
    Energy flux J - J/m2
    Intensity I - J/(m2*s)
    Reactance X ohm =V/A
    Impedance Z
    Focal length f - m
    Luminous intensity I candela cd
    Optics Luminous flux lumen lm=cd*m2
    Illuminance E lux lk=lm/m2
      Brightness L - cd/m2
    Linear absorption
    - m-1
    coefficient
    Mass absorption
    - m2/kg
    coefficient
    Quantum Physics
    Radioactive activity A becquerel Bq=s-1
    Absorbed dose D gray Gy=J/kg

    Physics Constants used in the Guide


     

    Mechanics:

    Gravitational constant,

    Volumetric mean radius of Earth,

    Mass of Earth,

    Mean free-fall acceleration at the Earth's surface,

    Electricity and Magnetism:

    Elementary charge,

    Permittivity of vacuum,

    Permeability of vacuum,
    Coulomb constant,

    Speed of light in vacuum

    Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics:

    Avogadro constant,

    Boltzmann constant,

    Gas constant,

    Standard atmospheric conditions:

    Quantum Physics:

    Stefan-Boltzmann constant,

    Planck constant, ,

    Electron mass,

    Proton mass,

    Neutron mass,

    Rydberg constant,

    Bohr radius,
    Hydrogen ground state,

    Compton wavelength,

    Bohr magneton,

    Atomic mass unit,

    Electron-volt,

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