Symbol Meaning Best Value Approximate Value

Speed of light in vacuum

Gravitational constant
Avogadros number
Boltzmanns constant
Gas constant
Stefan-Boltzmann constant
Coulomb force constant
Charge on electron
Permittivity of free space
Permeability of free space
Plancks constant
TABLE 2: Submicroscopic Masses
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Symbol Meaning Best Value Approximate Value
Electron mass
Proton mass
Neutron mass
Atomic mass unit
TABLE 3: Solar System Data
Sun mass
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average radius
Earth-sun distance (average)
Earth mass
average radius
orbital period
Moon mass
average radius
orbital period (average)
Earth-moon distance (average)
TABLE 4: Metric Prefixes for Powers of Ten and
Their Symbols
Prefix Symbol Value Prefix Symbol Value
tera T deci d
giga G centi c
mega M milli m
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Prefix Symbol Value Prefix Symbol Value
kilo k micro
hecto h nano n
deka da pico p
femto f
TABLE 5: The Greek Alphabet
Alpha Eta Nu Tau
Beta Theta Xi Upsilon
Gamma Iota Omicron Phi
Delta Kappa Pi Chi
Epsilon Lambda Rho Psi
Zeta Mu Sigma Omega
TABLE 6: SI Units
Entity Abbreviation Name
Fundamental units Length m meter
Mass kg kilogram
Time s second
Current A ampere
Supplementary unit Angle rad radian
Derived units Force newton
Energy joule
Power watt
Pressure pascal
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TABLE 7: Selected British Units
Length


Force
Energy
Power
Pressure
TABLE 8: Other Units
Length



Area


Volume

Mass


Time

Speed

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Angle



Energy




Pressure


Nuclear decay rate
TABLE 9: Useful Formulae
Circumference of a circle with radius or diameter
Area of a circle with radius or diameter
Area of a sphere with radius
Volume of a sphere with radius
FOOTNOTES
Stated values are according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty,
www.physics.nist.gov/cuu (accessed May 18, 2012). Values in parentheses are the uncertainties in the last digits. Numbers without uncertainties are
exact as defined.
1.
Stated values are according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty,
www.physics.nist.gov/cuu (accessed May 18, 2012). Values in parentheses are the uncertainties in the last digits. Numbers without uncertainties are
exact as defined.
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