College Physics [Hardcover ed.] 1464196397, 9781464196393

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Prefixes for Powers of 10* Multiple

Prefix

Abbreviation

1024

yotta

Y

1021

zetta

Z

1018

exa

E

1015

peta

P

1012

tera

T

109

giga

G

106

mega

M

103

kilo

k

102

hecto

h

101

deka

da

10–1

deci

d

10–2

centi

c

10–3

milli

m

10–6

micro

μ

10–9

nano

n

10–12

pico

p

10–15

femto

f

10–18

atto

a

10–21

zepto

z

10–24

yocto

y

* Commonly used prefixes are in red. All

prefixes are pronounced with the accent on the first syllable.

The Greek Alphabet alpha

Α

α

nu

N

v

beta

Β

β

xi

Ξ

ξ

gamma

G

γ

omicron

Ο

ο

delta

Δ

δ

pi

Π

π

epsilon

Ε

ϵ, ε

rho

Ρ

ρ

zeta

Ζ

ζ

sigma

Σ

σ

eta

Η

η

tau

Τ

τ

theta

Θ

θ

upsilon

Υ

υ

iota

υ

ι

phi

Φ

φ

kappa

Κ

κ

chi

Χ

χ

lambda

Λ

λ

psi

Ψ

ψ

mu

Μ

μ

omega

Ω

ω

Terrestrial and Astronomical Data* 9.80 m/s2

acceleration of gravity at Earth’s surface

g

radius of Earth

RE 6.38 × 106 m

mass of Earth

ME 5.98 × 1024 kg

mass of the Sun

1.99 × 1030 kg

mass of the Moon

7.35 × 1022 kg

escape speed at Earth’s surface

11.2 km/s = 6.96 mi/s

standard temperature and pressure (STP)

0°C = 273.15 K 1 atm = 101.3 kPa

Earth–Moon distance†

3.84 × 108 m = 2.39 × 105 mi

Earth–Sun distance (mean)†

1.50 × 1011 m = 9.32 × 107 mi

speed of sound in dry air (20°C, 1 atm)

344 m/s

density of dry air (STP)

1.29 kg/m3

density of dry air (20°C, 1 atm)

1.20 kg/m3

density of water (4°C, 1 atm)

1000 kg/m3

latent heat of fusion of water (0°C, 1 atm)

LF

latent heat of vaporization of water (100°C, 1 atm)

LV 2260 kJ/kg

334 kJ/kg

* Additional data on the solar system can be found in Appendix B and at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html. † Center to center.

Mathematical Symbols =

is equal to

≡

is defined by

≠

is not equal to

≈

is approximately equal to

∼

is of the order of

∝

is proportional to

>

is greater than

≥

is greater than or equal to

≫

is much greater than


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