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Simple Nature - Light and Matter

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.0.8 Notation <strong>and</strong> unitsquantity unit symboldistance meter, m x, ∆xtime second, s t, ∆tmass kilogram, kg mdensity kg/m 3 ρforce newton, 1 N=1 kg·m/s 2 Fvelocity m/s vacceleration m/s 2 agravitational field J/kg·m or m/s 2 genergy joule, J E (also electric field)momentum kg·m/s pangular momentum kg·m 2 /s or J·s L (also inductance)power watt, 1 W = 1 J/s P (also pressure)pressure 1 Pa=1 N/m 2 P (also power)temperature K T (also period)period s T (also temperature)wavelength m λfrequency s −1 or Hz fcharge coulomb, C qvoltage volt, 1 V = 1 J/C Vcurrent ampere, 1 A = 1 C/s Iresistance ohm, 1 Ω = 1 V/A Rcapacitance farad, 1 F = 1 C/V Cinductance henry, 1 H = 1 V·s/A L (also angular momentum)electric field V/m or N/C E (also energy)magnetic field tesla, 1 T = 1 N·s/C·m Bfocal length m fmagnification unitless Mindex of refraction unitless nelectron wavefunction m −3/2 Ψ.0.9 Fundamental constantsgravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10 −11 J·m/kg 2Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 × 10 −23 J/KCoulomb constant k = 8.99 × 10 9 J·m/C 2 or N·m 2 /C 2quantum of charge e = 1.60 × 10 −19 Cspeed of light c = 3.00 × 10 8 m/sPlanck’s constant h = 6.63 × 10 −34 J·sNote the use of the same notation, k, for both the Boltzmann constant <strong>and</strong> the Coulombconstant.942 Chapter Appendix 5: Useful Data

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