Physics Reference Tables

Physical Constant Acceleration due to gravity on Earth Coulombs law constant Elementary charge Electron rest mass Gravitational constant Proton rest mass Speed of light in a vacuum Speed of sound in air at STP Symbol g k e me G Value 9.8 m /s/s
2 9.0 109 Nm 2 C

1.6 1019 C 9.11 10 31 kg

2 6.67 1011 Nm 2 kg

mp c

1.67 1027 kg 3.00 108 m /s 331 m /s

The Index of Refraction for Common Substances Air Alcohol Corn Oil Diamond Glass, Crown Glass, Flint Glycerol Quartz, Fused Water 1.00 1.36 1.47 2.42 1.52 1.61 1.47 1.46 1.33

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Mechanics
v = x t

Energy
W = Fx P = W = Fv t

v = velocity t = time
x = position

W = work F = force
x = position

x f = x i + vt x f = x i + vit + 1 at 2 2

a = uniform acceleration F= force m = mass

P = power PEg = mgh KE = 1 mv2 2

F = kx

t = time v = velocity PEg = gravitational

potential energy

a = v t
v = v + 2ax
2 f 2 i

Fg = weight g = acceleration due to gravity on Earth G = gravitational constant d = distance between centers of mass p = momentum ac = centripetal acceleration Fc = centripetal force r = radius

F= ma Fg = mg
F= Gm1m2 d2

PEs = 1 kx 2 2

m = mass h = height KE = kinetic energy k = spring constant PEs = potential energy stored in a spring

Ft = p = mv
ac = v r
2

2 Fc = mv r

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Electricity
F = kq1 q2 d2

F = force k = Coulombs law constant

2

Series Circuits

V = IR

It = I1 = I2 = I3 = ...

P = VI = I 2 R = V R

q = charge d = distance between centers V = electrical potential difference I = current R = resistance P = power

Vt = V1 + V2 + V3 + ... Req = R1 + R2 + R3 + ...

Parallel Circuits

It = I1 + I2 + I3 + ... Vt = V1 = V2 = V3 = ...
1 = 1 + 1 + 1 + ... R eq R1 R2 R3

Mathematical Formulas

Wave Phenomena

a2 + b2 = c2
a c

T = 1 f

T = period f = frequency v = speed

sin = a c cos = b c tan = a b

v = f
n= c v
n1 sin 1 = n2 sin 2
sin c = n2 n1

= wavelength
n = index of refraction c = speed of light in a vacuum

Circumference of a circle = 2 r Area of a rectangle = length width

n1v1 = n2v2

= angle c = critcal angle

of incidence

Area of a triangle = 1 base height 2

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Electromagnetic Spectrum
(measurement in meters) 104 103 102 101 100 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 12 10 13 Microwaves Infrared Radio waves X rays Ultraviolet Gamma rays

Longer Wavelength Visible Light

Shorter Wavelength

Red

Orange

Yellow Green

Blue

Violet 4.2107 4.0107

7.0107 6.5107

5.9107 5.7107

4.9107

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