Abbreviations

Question 1

What does G represent?

Answer 1

The universal gravitational constant

Question 2

What are the units of the universal gravitational constant (G)?

Answer 2

(6.67 x 10^-11 N · m² / kg²)

Question 3

What does g represent?

Answer 3

acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²)

Question 4

What does R represent?

Answer 4

the ideal gas constant which units are (8.3145 J · mol^-1· K^-1)
or 0.082 L · atm · K_^-1 · mol^-1)

Question 5

What are the units of the ideal gas constant (R)?

Answer 5

(8.3145 J · mol^-1· K^-1)
or 0.082 L · atm · K_^-1 · mol^-1)

Question 6

What does k_B represent?

Answer 6

The Boltzmann constant (1.38 x 10^-23 J/K)

Question 7

What are the units of the Boltzmann constant (k_B)?

Answer 7

(1.38 x 10^-23 J/K)

Question 8

What does p_water represent?

Answer 8

The density of water

Question 9

What units is p_water in?

Answer 9

1 g/cm³= 1 g/ml = 1000 kg/m³)

Question 10

What does k represent?

Answer 10

Coulomb’s constant

Question 11

What are the units of Coulomb’s constant (k)?

Answer 11

(8.99 x 10⁹ N · m²/C²)

Question 12

What does ε₀ represent?

Answer 12

the permittivity of free space

Question 13

What units is ε₀ in?

Answer 13

(8.85 x 10^-12 C²/N · m²)

Question 14

What does μ₀ represent?

Answer 14

the permeability of free space

Question 15

What are the units of μ₀

Answer 15

(4π x 10-7 N/A²)

Question 16

What does c represent?

Answer 16

speed of light in a vacuum

Question 17

What are the units of the speed of light in a vacuum?

Answer 17

(3 x 10⁸ m/s)

Question 18

What does h represent?

Answer 18

Planck’s constant

Question 19

What are the units of Planck’s constant (h)?

Answer 19

(6.63 × 10^-34 m² · kg / s)

Question 20

What does R represent?

Answer 20

the Rydberg constant

Question 21

What are the units of the Rydberg constant (R)?

Answer 21

(1.097 x 10⁷ m^-1)