Physics Data Booklet
Physics Data Booklet
Physics Data Booklet
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Fundamental Constants
Quantity
Symbol
Approximate Value
9.81 m s 2
Gravitational constant
6.67 1011 N m 2 kg 2
Avogadros constant
NA
Gas constant
8.31 J K 1 mol1
Boltzmanns constant
1.38 1023 J K 1
StefanBoltzmann constant
5.67 108 W m 2 K 4
Coulomb constant
8.99 109 N m 2 C 2
8.85 1012 C 2 N 1 m 2
4 107 T m A 1
3.00 108 m s 1
Plancks constant
6.63 1034 J s
Charge on electron
1.60 1019 C
me
mp
mn
Abbreviation
Value
tera
1012
giga
109
mega
106
kilo
103
hecto
102
deca
da
101
deci
10-1
centi
10-2
milli
10-3
micro
10-6
nano
10-9
pico
10-12
femto
10-15
Unit Conversions
1 light year (ly) = 9.46 1015 m
1 parsec (pc) = 3.26 ly
1 astronomical unit (AU) = 1.50 1011 m
1 radian (rad) = 180/
1 kilowatt-hour (kW h) = 3.60 106 J
1 atm = 1.01 105 N m-2 = 101 kPa = 760 mm Hg
cell
battery
lamp
ac supply
switch
ammeter
voltmeter
galvanometer
resistor
potentiometer
transformer
heating element
Equations
Core
Topic 1
AV
AH
AH = A cos
AV = A sin
Topic 7
Measurement and
uncertainties
If y = a b
then y = a + b
If y =
then
Topic 2
Mechanics
y a b c
=
+
+
y
a
b
c
Topic 8
vav =
s
t
g=
aav =
v
t
g =G
ab
c
Mechanics
F
m
m
r2
Core
Topic 2
Mechanics (continued)
v = u + at
s=
F =G
u+v
t
2
s = ut +
Topic 8
Mechanics (continued)
m1m2
r2
Ep = G
at 2
m1m2
r
m
r
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
V = G
s : displacement
t : time
T2
= constant
R3
u : initial speed
Ffr s FN
v : final speed
Ffr = k FN
a : acceleration
= Fr sin
F = ma
p = mv
p
t
F =
Impulse = F t = mv
W = Fs cos
Ek =
Ek =
p2
2m
mv 2
Ep = mg h
F = kx
Eelas =
power =
a=
kx 2
work
= Fv
time
v 2 4 2 r
= 2
r
T
Core
Topic 3
p=
Topic 9
Thermal physics
W = pV
F
A
Q = U + W
Q = mcT
Q = mL
pV = nRT
Qh Qc
Qh
Qh Qc
=
Th
Tc
efficiency =
Topic 4
f =
Waves
1
T
v = f
sin 1
v
= 1
sin 2 v2
n1 sin 1 = n2 sin 2
c
n=
v
(Carnot cycle)
Th Tc
Th
Topic 10
1
f = f
1 vs
v
(Carnot cycle)
Waves
moving source
f = f 1 o moving observer
v
f beat = f1 f 2
d sin = n
s=
D
d
Core
Topic 5
F =k
E=
Electricity and
magnetism
q1q2
1 q1q2
=
2
r
4 0 r 2
F
q
E=k
V
E=
d
q
t
R=
V
I
V =k
q
1 q
=
r 4 0 r
E=
V
x
= Bvl
= N
Vp
Vs
P = VI = I 2 R =
Electromagnetism
= BA cos
q
r2
I =
Topic 11
V2
R
R = R1 + R2
Np
Ns
I rms =
I0
2
Vrms =
V0
2
1
1
1
=
+
R R1 R2
F = qvB sin
F = IlB sin
B=
0 I
2 r
B = 0
NI
= 0 nI
l
F 0 I1 I 2
=
l
2 r
Core
Topic 6
E = mc 2
Topic 12
E = hf
hf = + Ek max
hf = hf 0 + eVs
p=
N = N 0 e t
T1 =
2
ln 2
Option A
g=
Mechanics extension
F
m
g =G
m
r2
F =G
m1m2
r2
Ep = G
V = G
m1m2
r
m
r
T2
= constant
R3
Ffr s FN
Ffr = k FN
= Fr sin
Option B
E = hf
hf = + Ek max
hf = hf 0 + eVs
p=
N = N 0 e t
T1 =
2
ln 2
Option C
Energy extension
W = pV
Q = U + W
+Q = thermal energy transferred to the system
+U = increase in internal energy of the system
(Carnot cycle)
efficiency =
power =
10
Qh Qc
Qh
Th Tc
Th
(Carnot cycle)
Av3
Option D
= 10 log
Biomedical physics
I
where I 0 = 1012 W m 2
I0
I = I 0e x
x1 =
2
Mechanical Advantage =
load
effort
Velocity Ratio =
Absorbed dose =
Absorbed Energy
mass
ln 2
Exposure =
total charge
mass
Option E
1
1
= RH 2 2
m
n
1
xp
h
2
E t
h
2
11
Option F
Astrophysics
v = Hd
L = AT 4
max (metres) =
d ( parsec ) =
b=
2.90 103
T (kelvin)
v
c
1
p ( arc-second )
L
4d 2
Option G
p = m0u
v2
c2
t = t0
L=
u x/ =
Relativity
L0
ux v
u v
1 x2
c
E 2 = p 2 c 2 + m02 c 4
f
g h
= 2
f
c
RSch =
2GM
c2
m = m0
E0 = m0 c 2
E = mc 2
12
Option H
Optics
n1 sin 1 = n2 sin 2
1
n=
sin c
1 1 1
= +
f
u v
m=
hi
v
=
ho u
M =
i
o
= 1.22
d sin = n
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