Formula and data book

Physics v1.2

1 of 8

Formulas

Processing of data

Heating processes

Ionising radiation and nuclear reactions

Electrical circuits

2 of 8

Linear motion and force

Waves

3 of 8

Gravity and motion

Electromagnetism

4 of 8

Special relativity

Quantum theory

5 of 8

Physical constants and unit conversions

Heating processes

Latent heat of fusion for water

Latent heat of vaporisation for water

Specific heat capacity of ice

Specific heat capacity of steam

Specific heat capacity of water

Ionising radiation and nuclear reactions

Atomic mass unit

Electron volt

Mass of an alpha particle

Mass of an electron

Mass of a neutron

Mass of a proton

Speed of light in a vacuum

Electrical circuits

Charge on an electron

Linear motion and force

Mean acceleration due to gravity on Earth

Waves

Speed of sound in air at 25 °C

Gravity and motion

Gravitational constant

Mass of the Earth

6 of 8

Electromagnetism

Coulomb’s constant

Magnetic constant

Quantum theory

Wien’s displacement constant

Planck’s constant

Rydberg’s constant

Scientific notation

Ratio to basic unit Prefix Abbreviation

10–18 atto a

10–15 femto f

10–12 pico p

10–9 nano n

10–6 micro μ

10–3 milli m

10–2 centi c

10–1 deci d

10 deca da

102 hecto h

103 kilo k

106 mega M

109 giga G

1012 tera T

7 of 8

Lis

t of e

lem

ents

Nam

eA

tom

ic n

o.Sy

mbo

l

Hyd

roge

n1

HH

eliu

m2

He

Lith

ium

3Li

Ber

ylliu

m4

Be

Bor

on5

BC

arbo

n6

CN

itrog

en7

NO

xyge

n8

OFl

uorin

e9

FN

eon

10N

eSo

dium

11N

aM

agne

sium

12M

gA

lum

iniu

m13

Al

Silic

on14

SiPh

osph

orus

15P

Sulfu

r16

SC

hlor

ine

17Cl

Arg

on18

Ar

Pota

ssiu

m19

KC

alci

um20

Ca

Scan

dium

21Sc

Tita

nium

22Ti

Vana

dium

23V

Chr

omiu

m24

CrM

anga

nese

25M

nIr

on26

FeC

obal

t27

Co

Nic

kel

28N

iC

oppe

r29

Cu

Zinc

30Zn

Nam

eA

tom

ic n

o.Sy

mbo

l

Gal

lium

31G

aG

erm

aniu

m32

Ge

Ars

enic

33A

sSe

leni

um34

SeBr

omin

e35

BrK

rypt

on36

Kr

Rubi

dium

37R

bSt

ront

ium

38Sr

Yttri

um39

YZi

rcon

ium

40Zr

Nio

bium

41N

bM

olyb

denu

m42

Mo

Tech

netiu

m43

TcRu

then

ium

44Ru

Rho

dium

45R

hPa

lladi

um46

PdSi

lver

47A

gC

adm

ium

48C

dIn

dium

49In

Tin

50Sn

Ant

imon

y51

SbTe

lluriu

m52

TeIo

dine

53I

Xen

on54

Xe

Ces

ium

55Cs

Bariu

m56

BaLa

ntha

num

57La

Cer

ium

58C

ePr

aseo

dym

ium

59Pr

Neo

dym

ium

60N

d

Nam

eA

tom

ic n

o.Sy

mbo

l

Prom

ethi

um61

PmSa

mar

ium

62Sm

Euro

pium

63Eu

Gad

olin

ium

64G

dTe

rbiu

m65

TbD

yspr

osiu

m66

Dy

Hol

miu

m67

Ho

Erbi

um68

ErTh

uliu

m69

TmYt

terb

ium

70Y

bLu

tetiu

m71

LuH

afni

um72

Hf

Tant

alum

73Ta

Tung

sten

74W

Rhe

nium

75Re

Osm

ium

76O

sIr

idiu

m77

IrPl

atin

um78

PtG

old

79A

uM

ercu

ry80

Hg

Thal

lium

81Tl

Lead

82Pb

Bism

uth

83Bi

Polo

nium

84Po

Ast

atin

e85

At

Rad

on86

Rn

Fran

cium

87Fr

Rad

ium

88R

aA

ctin

ium

89A

cTh

oriu

m90

Th

Nam

eA

tom

ic n

o.Sy

mbo

l

Prot

actin

ium

91Pa

Ura

nium

92U

Nep

tuni

um93

Np

Plut

oniu

m94

PuA

mer

iciu

m95

Am

Cur

ium

96Cm

Ber

keliu

m97

BkC

alifo

rniu

m98

CfEi

nste

iniu

m99

EsFe

rmiu

m10

0Fm

Men

dele

vium

101

Md

Nob

eliu

m10

2N

oLa

wre

nciu

m10

3Lr

Ruth

erfo

rdiu

m10

4R

fD

ubni

um10

5D

bSe

abor

gium

106

SgBo

hriu

m10

7Bh

Has

sium

108

Hs

Mei

tner

ium

109

Mt

Dar

mst

adtiu

m11

0D

sRo

entg

eniu

m11

1R

gC

oper

nici

um11

2Cn

Nih

oniu

m11

3N

hFl

erov

ium

114

FlM

osco

vium

115

Mc

Live

rmor

ium

116

LvTe

nnes

sine

117

TsO

gane

sson

118

Og

8 of 8

Peri

odic

tabl

e of

the

elem

ents

12

H 1.01

H 1.01

He

4.00

34

56

78

910

Li 6.94

Be 9.01

B 10.8

1C 12.0

1N 14.0

1O 16.0

0F

19.0

0Ne 20

.1811

1213

1415

1617

18Na 22

.99

Mg

24.3

1A

l26

.98

Si 28.0

9P

30.9

7S

32.0

6C

l35

.45

Ar

39.9

519

2021

2223

2425

2627

2829

3031

3233

3435

36K 39.10

Ca 40.0

8Sc 44

.96

Ti 47.8

7V 50.9

4C

r52

.00

Mn

54.9

4Fe 55

.85

Co 58.9

3Ni 58

.69

Cu

63.5

5Zn 65

.38

Ga

69.72

Ge

72.6

3A

s74

.92

Se 78.9

7Br 79

.90

Kr

83.8

037

3839

4041

4243

4445

4647

4849

5051

5253

54R

b85

.47

Sr 87.6

2Y 88.91

Zr 91.2

2N

b92

.91M

o95

.95

Tc(9

8.91

)Ru 101.

07R

h10

2.91

Pd 106.

42A

g10

7.87

Cd 112.

41In 114.

82Sn 118.

71Sb 121.7

6Te 127.6

0I

126.

90Xe 131.

2955

5657

–71

7273

7475

7677

7879

8081

8283

8485

86Cs 132.

91Ba 137.

33La

ntha

-no

ids

Hf

178.

49Ta 180.

95W 183.

84Re 186.

21O

s19

0.23

Ir19

2.22

Pt19

5.08

Au 196.

97H

g20

0.59

Tl20

4.38

Pb 207.

2Bi

208.

98Po (210

.0)

At(2

10.0

)R

n(2

22.0

)87

8889

–103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

Fr(2

23.0

)R

a(2

26.1)

Acti-

noid

sR

f(2

61.1)

Db

(262

.1)Sg (263

.1)Bh (264

.1)H

s(2

65.1)

Mt

(268

)D

s(2

81)

Rg

(272

)C

n(2

85)

Nh

(284

)Fl (289

)M

c(2

88)

Lv (293

)Ts (294

)O

g(2

94)

5758

5960

6162

6364

6566

6768

6970

71La 138.

91Ce 140.

12Pr 140.

91Nd 144.

24Pm (146

.9)

Sm 150.

36Eu 151.

96G

d15

7.25

Tb 158.

93D

y16

2.50

Ho

164.

93Er 167.

26Tm 16

8.93

Yb

173.

05Lu 174.

9789

9091

9293

9495

9697

9899

100

101

102

103

Ac (227

.0)

Th 232.

0Pa 23

1.0

U 238.

0Np (237

.0)

Pu (239

.1)A

m(2

41.1)

Cm

(244

.1)Bk (249

.1)C

f(2

52.1)

Es (252

.1)Fm (252

.1)M

d(2

58.1)

No (259

.1)Lr (262

.1)

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34

56

78

910

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