Physics Abbreviations Flashcards
What does G represent?
<p>The universal gravitational constant</p>
<p>What are the units of the universal gravitational constant (G)?</p>
<p>(6.67 x 10-11 N · m2 / kg2)</p>
<p>What does g represent?</p>
<p>acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s2)</p>
<p>What does <i>R </i>represent?</p>
<p>the ideal gas constant which units are (8.3145 J · mol-1· K-1)<br></br>or 0.082 L · atm · K-1 · mol-1)</p>
<p>What are the units of the ideal gas constant (R)?</p>
<p>(8.3145 J · mol-1· K-1)<br></br>or 0.082 L · atm · K-1 · mol-1)</p>
<p>What does kB represent?</p>
<p>The Boltzmann constant (1.38 x 10-23 J/K)</p>
<p>What are the units of the Boltzmann constant (kB)?</p>
<p>(1.38 x 10-23 J/K)</p>
<p>What does pwater represent?</p>
<p>The density of water</p>
<p>What units is pwater in?</p>
<p>1 g/cm3= 1 g/ml = 1000 kg/m3)</p>
<p>What does <i>k</i> represent?</p>
<p>Coulomb’s constant</p>
<p>What are the units of Coulomb's constant (k)?</p>
<p>(8.99 x 109 N · m2/C2)</p>
<p>What does <i>ε</i>0 represent?</p>
<p>the permittivity of free space</p>
<p>What units is <i>ε</i>0 in?</p>
<p>(8.85 x 10-12 C2/N · m2)</p>
<p>What does μ0 represent?</p>
<p>the permeability of free space</p>
<p>What are the units of μ0</p>
<p>(4π x 10-7 N/A2)</p>
