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    A Level Physics Units & Symbol

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    This document provides a list of common scientific quantities, the usual symbols used to represent them, and their typical units of measurement. Some base quantities include mass (m, kg), length (l, m), time (t, s), electric current (I, A), and thermodynamic temperature (T, K). Other quantities include acceleration (a, m/s^2), angular frequency (ω, rad/s), area (A, m^2), density (ρ, kg/m^3), displacement (s, x, m), distance (d, m), energy (E, U, W, J), force (F, N), and frequency (f, Hz). Standard symbols and units are given

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    This document provides a list of common scientific quantities, the usual symbols used to represent them, and their typical units of measurement. Some base quantities include mass (m, kg), length (l, m), time (t, s), electric current (I, A), and thermodynamic temperature (T, K). Other quantities include acceleration (a, m/s^2), angular frequency (ω, rad/s), area (A, m^2), density (ρ, kg/m^3), displacement (s, x, m), distance (d, m), energy (E, U, W, J), force (F, N), and frequency (f, Hz). Standard symbols and units are given

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    This document provides a list of common scientific quantities, the usual symbols used to represent them, and their typical units of measurement. Some base quantities include mass (m, kg), length (l, m), time (t, s), electric current (I, A), and thermodynamic temperature (T, K). Other quantities include acceleration (a, m/s^2), angular frequency (ω, rad/s), area (A, m^2), density (ρ, kg/m^3), displacement (s, x, m), distance (d, m), energy (E, U, W, J), force (F, N), and frequency (f, Hz). Standard symbols and units are given

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    A Level Physics Units & Symbol

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    This document provides a list of common scientific quantities, the usual symbols used to represent them, and their typical units of measurement. Some base quantities include mass (m, kg), length (l, m), time (t, s), electric current (I, A), and thermodynamic temperature (T, K). Other quantities include acceleration (a, m/s^2), angular frequency (ω, rad/s), area (A, m^2), density (ρ, kg/m^3), displacement (s, x, m), distance (d, m), energy (E, U, W, J), force (F, N), and frequency (f, Hz). Standard symbols and units are given

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    Summary of Key Quantities,

    Symbols and Units

    Quantity Usual symbols Usual unit


    Base quantities
    mass m kg
    length l m
    time t s
    electric current I A
    thermodynamic temperature T K
    amount of substance n mol
    Other quantities
    acceleration a m s–2
    acceleration of free fall g m s–2
    activity of radioactive source A Bq
    amplitude x0 m
    angle θ °, rad
    angular displacement θ °, rad
    angular frequency ω rad s–1
    angular speed ω rad s­–1
    angular velocity ω rad s–1
    area A m2
    atomic mass ma kg, u
    attenuation/absorption coefficient μ m–1
    Avogadro constant NA mol–1
    Boltzmann constant k J K–1
    capacitance C F
    Celsius temperature θ °C
    decay constant λ s–1
    density ρ kg m–3
    displacement s, x m
    distance d m
    efficiency η
    electric charge q, Q C
    electric field strength E N C–1, V m–1
    electric potential V V
    electric potential difference V V
    electromotive force E V
    electron mass me kg, u
    elementary charge e C
    Quantity Usual symbols Usual unit
    energy E, U, W J
    force F N
    frequency f Hz
    gravitational constant G N m2 kg–2
    gravitational field strength g N kg–1
    gravitational potential ϕ J kg–1
    half-life t1/2 s
    Hall voltage VH V
    heating q, Q J
    Hubble constant H0 s–1
    intensity I W m–2
    internal energy change ∆U J
    kinetic energy EK J
    luminosity L W
    magnetic flux Φ Wb
    magnetic flux density B T
    mean-square speed <c2> m2 s–2
    molar gas constant R J mol–1 K–1
    moment of force T N m
    momentum p N s
    neutron mass mn kg, u
    neutron number N
    nucleon number A
    number N, n, m
    number density (number per unit volume) n m–3
    period T s
    permeability of free space µ0 H m–1
    permittivity of free space ε0 F m–1
    phase difference ϕ °, rad
    Planck constant h J s
    potential energy EP J
    power P W
    pressure p Pa
    proton mass mp kg, u
    proton number Z
    radiant flux intensity F W m–2
    resistance R Ω
    resistivity ρ Ωm
    Quantity Usual symbols Usual unit
    specific acoustic impedance Z kg m–2 s–1
    specific heat capacity c J kg–1 K–1
    specific latent heat L J kg–1
    speed u, v, w, c m s–1
    speed of electromagnetic waves c m s–1
    spring constant k N m–1
    Stefan–Boltzmann constant σ W m–2 K–4
    strain ε
    stress σ Pa
    time constant τ s
    torque T N m
    velocity u, v, w, c m s–1
    volume V, v m3
    wavelength λ m
    weight W N
    work w, W J
    work function energy Φ J
    Young modulus E Pa

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