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Physical Quantities
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Quantity
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Unit name
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Unit symbol
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Amplitude (A)
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metre
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$\text{m}$
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Atomic mass unit (amu)
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u
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$\text{u}$
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Average acceleration ($\vec{a}_{\text{av}}$)
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metre per second squared
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$\text{m·s$^{-2}$}$
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Average speed ($v_{\text{av}}$)
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metre
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$\text{m}$
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Average velocity ($\vec{v}_{\text{av}}$)
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metre per second
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$\text{m·s$^{-1}$}$
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Charge (Q)
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coulomb
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$\text{C}$
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Concentration (C)
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mol per decimetre cubed
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$\text{mol·dm$^{-3}$}$
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Current (I)
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ampere
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$\text{A}$
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Density (d)
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grams per centimetre cubed
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$\text{g·cm$^{-3}$}$
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Displacement ($\Delta x$)
</td>
<td>
metre
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$\text{m}$
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Distance (D)
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<td>
metre
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$\text{m}$
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Energy (E)
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Joule
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$\text{J}$
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Frequency (f)
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<td>
Hertz
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$\text{Hz}$
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Instantaneous acceleration ($\vec{a}$)
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metre per second squared
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$\text{m·s$^{-2}$}$
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Instantaneous speed ($v_{\text{av}}$)
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metre per second
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$\text{m·s$^{-1}$}$
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Instantaneous velocity ($\vec{v}$)
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metre per second
</td>
<td>
$\text{m·s$^{-1}$}$
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Intensity (I)
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<td>
deciBel
</td>
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$\text{dB}$
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Magnitude of acceleration (a)
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metre per second squared
</td>
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$\text{m·s$^{-2}$}$
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Mass (m)
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gram
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$\text{g}$
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Molar mass (M)
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gram per mol
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$\text{g·mol$^{-1}$}$
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Mole (n)
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mole
</td>
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$\text{mol}$
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Period (T)
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<td>
second
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$\text{s}$
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Position (x)
</td>
<td>
metre
</td>
<td>
$\text{m}$
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Potential difference (V)
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<td>
Volt
</td>
<td>
$\text{V}$
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Pulse speed (v)
</td>
<td>
metre per second
</td>
<td>
$\text{m·s$^{-1}$}$
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Resistance (R)
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<td>
Ohm
</td>
<td>
$\text{Ω}$
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Temperature (T)
</td>
<td>
degrees
</td>
<td>
$\text{°}$
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Volume (V)
</td>
<td>
decimetre cubed
</td>
<td>
$\text{dm$^{-3}$}$
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Wavelength (λ)
</td>
<td>
metre
</td>
<td>
$\text{m}$
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Wavespeed (v)
</td>
<td>
metre per second
</td>
<td>
$\text{m·s$^{-1}$}$
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