Physical Units/ SI units Flashcards
Length (quantity and SI unit)
L or l
m (metre)
Distance (quantity and SI unit)
s
m (metre)
Thickness of wire (quantity and SI unit)
d
m (metre)
Wavelength (quantity and SI unit)
λ
m (metre)
Mass (quantity and SI unit)
M or m
kg (kilogram)
Time (quantity and SI unit)
t
s (second)
Period (quantity and SI unit) and definition
T
s (second)
time it takes for one full cycle of a wave to pass through a certain point
Temperature (quantity and SI unit)
T
K (kelvin)
Current (quantity and SI unit)
I
A (amps)
Potential Difference (quantity and SI unit)
V
V
Area (quantity and SI unit)
A
m^2
Density (quantity and SI unit)
ρ (rho NOT p)
kgm^-3
Force (quantity and SI unit)
F
N (newton)
Initial/Final Velocity (quantity and SI unit)
initial- u final- v
ms^-1
Kinetic Energy (quantity and SI unit)
Ek (k in subscript)
J
Work Done (quantity and SI unit)
W
J (joule)
Power (quantity and SI unit)
P
W (watt)
Luminosity (quantity and SI unit)
L
W (watt)
Frequency (quantity and SI unit)
f
Hz
Charge (quantity and SI unit)
Q
C (coulomb)
Resistance (quantity and SI unit)
R
ohms
Electromotive force (quantity and SI unit) and definition
ϵ
V
electrical action produced by a non-electrical source
Resistivity (quantity and SI unit)
ρ (rho NOT p)
Ωm (ohmmeters)
Work Function (quantity and SI unit) and definition
Φ
J
amount of energy required to release a photoelectron to escape a metal’s surface
Momentum (quantity and SI unit)
p
kgms^-1
Specific charge (quantity and SI unit)
no unit
Ckg^-1 (coulomb per kilogram )
Planck’s constant (quantity and SI unit)
h
Js (joule seconds)
Gravitational Field Strength (quantity and SI unit)
g
Nkg^-1
