fundamental physical constants and more
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The Greek Alphabet
GREEK NAME CAPITAL LOW-CASE
Alpha Α α
Beta Β β
Gamma Γ γ
Delta Δ δ
Epsilon Ε ε
Zeta Ζ ζ
Eta Η η
Theta Θ θ
Iota Ι ι
Kappa Κ κ
Lambda Λ λ
Mu Μ μ
Nu Ν ν
Xi Ξ ξ
Omicron Ο ο
Pi Π π
Rho Ρ ρ
Sigma Σ σ
Tau Τ τ
Upsilon Υ υ
Phi Φ φ
Chi Χ χ
Psi Ψ ψ
Omega Ω ω
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S.I. Prefixes
PREFIX SYMBOL VALUE EXPANDED VALUE ENGLISH NAME
yotta Y 1024 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 U.S. septillion;
U.K. quadrillion
zetta Z 1021 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 U.S. sextillion
exa E 1018 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 U.S. quintillion; U.K. trillion
peta P 1015 1 000 000 000 000 000 U.S. quadrillion
tera T 1012 1 000 000 000 000 U.S. trillion; U.K. billion
giga G 109 1 000 000 000 U.S. billion
mega M 106 1 000 000 million
kilo k 103 1 000 thousand
hecto h 102 100 hundred
deca da 101 10 ten
100 1 one
deci d 10-1 0.1 tenth
centi c 10-2 0.01 hundredth
milli m 10-3 0.001 thousandth
micro u 10-6 0.000 001 millionth
nano n 10-9 0.000 000 001 U.S. billionth
pico p 10-12 0.000 000 000 001 U.S. trillionth; U.K. billionth
femto f 10-15 0.000 000 000 000 001 U.S. quadrillionth
atto a 10-18 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 U.S. quintillionth; U.K.
trillionth
zepto z 10-21 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 U.S. sextillionth
yocto y 10-24 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 U.S. septillionth
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S.I. Base Units
QUANTITY UNIT SYMBOL
Length metre m
Mass kilogram kg
Time second s
Electric Current ampere A
Temperature kelvin K
Amount Of Substance mole mol
Luminous Intensity candela cd
Some S.I. Derived Units
QUANTITY UNIT SYMBOL DERIVATION BASE UNITS
Frequency hertz Hz 1/s s-1
Energy joule J N·m kg·m2/s2
Force newton N kg·m/s2 kg·m/s2
Pressure pascal Pa N/m2 kg/(m·s2)
Power watt W J/s kg·m2/s3
Electric Charge coulomb C A·s A·s
Electric Resistance ohm Ω V/A kg·m2/(s3·A2)
Electric Voltage volt V W/A kg·m2/(A·s3)
Capacitance farad F A·s/V A2·s4/ (kg·m2)
Inductance henry H V·s/A kg·m2/(s2·A2)
Magnetic Field tesla T Wb/m2 kg/(A·s2)
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S.I. Units of Some Other Physical Quantities
QUANTITY UNITS
Speed m/s
Acceleration m/s2
Angular Speed rad/s
Angular Acceleration rad/s2
Torque kg·m2/s2 or m·N
Entropy J/K or kg·m2/(k·s2) or N·m/K
Thermal Conductivity W/(m·K)
Electric Field N/C or V/m
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Metric Conversion Tables* The following tables list the conversion factors between commonly used units.
Look down the left hand column to find the units you are converting from, and then work across the table to your right to find the units that you are converting to.
x means multiply by the conversion factor. / means divide by the conversion factor.
Length, Distance
To:
From: mm cm m in ft yd
mm
/ 10 / 1000 / 25.4 / 304.8 / 914.4
cm x 10
/ 100 / 2.54 / 30.48 / 91.44
m x 1000 x 100
x 39.3701 x 3.28084 x 1.09361
in x 25.4 x 2.54 / 39.3701
/ 12 / 36
ft x 304.8 x 30.48 / 3.28084 x 12
/ 3
yd x 914.4 x 91.44 / 1.09361 x 36 x 3
To: From:
km miles
km
/ 1.60934
miles x 1.60934
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Area
To:
From: m² ha ft² yd² acres
m²
/ 10000 x 10.7639 x 1.19599 / 4050
ha x 10000
x 107639 x 11959.9 x 2.46914
ft² / 10.7639 / 107639
/ 9 / 43593.8
yd² / 1.19599 / 11959.9 x 9
/ 4843.76
acres x 4050 / 2.46914 x 43593.8 x 4843.76
Volume
To:
From: l cc m³ fl oz pt gal
l
x 1000 / 1000 x 33.814 x 1.76056 / 4.55
cc / 1000
/ 29.5735 / 568 / 4550
m³ x 1000
x 33842 x 1760.56 x 219.78
fl oz / 33.814 x 29.5735 / 33842
/ 19.2064 / 153.854
pt / 1.76056 x 568 / 1760.56 x 19.2064
/ 8.01056
gal x 4.55 x 4550 / 219.78 x 153.854 x 8.01056
Weight, Mass
To:
From: g kg t oz lb tons
g
/ 1000
/ 28.3495 / 453.592
kg x 1000
/ 1000 x 35.274 x 2.20462 / 1016
t
x 1000
x 2204.62 / 1.016
oz x 28.3495 / 35.274
/ 16
lb x 453.592 / 2.20462 / 2204.62 x 16
/ 2239.9
tons
x 1016 x 1.016
x 2239.9
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Speed
To:
From: m/s km/h mph
m/s
x 3.6 x 2.23694
km/h / 3.6
/ 1.60934
mph / 2.23694 x 1.60934
Temperature
To: From:
K °C °F
K
- 273.15 (K - 273.15) x 9/5 + 32
°C + 273.15
x 9/5 + 32
°F (°F - 32) x 5/9 + 273.15 (°F - 32) x 5/9
*Source: http://www.metrication.com/conversions/tables.htm
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Physics Constants
Quantity Symbol Approximate Value
Universal gravitational constant G 6.67 x 10-11 N·m2/kg2
Acceleration due to gravity g 9.80 m/s2
Speed of light c 3.00 x 108 m/s
Boltzmann's constant KB 1.38 x 10-23 J/K
Avogadro's number NA 6.02 x 1023 molecules/mol
Gas constant R 8.31 J/mol·K
Coulomb’s law of constant k 9.00 x 109 N·m2/C2
Charge of electron e 1.60 x 10-19 C
Permittivity of free space εo 8.85 x 10-12 C2/N·m2
Permeability of free space μo 4π x 10-7 Wb/A·m = 1.26 x 10-6 T·m/A
Atomic mass unit u 1.66 x 10-27 kg931 MeV
Planck’s constant h 6.63 x 10-34 J·s
Mass of electron me 9.11 x 10-31 kg = 5.49 x 10-4u 0.511 MeV
Mass of neutron mn 1.672625 x 10-27 kg = 1.008665u 939.57 MeV
Mass of proton mp 1.67500 x 10-27 kg = 1.007267u 938.28 MeV
Bohr radius of hydrogen atom r1 0.053 nm