Common Physical Quantities
A physical quantity is a quantity in physics that can be measured, thus a physical property that can be quantified. Examples of physical quantities are mass, amount of substance, length, time, temperature, electric current, light intensity, force, velocity, density ...
Common Physical Quantities
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Quantity |
Unit name |
Unit symbol |
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Amplitude (A) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Atomic mass unit (amu) |
u |
\(\text{u}\) |
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Average acceleration (\(\vec{a}_{\text{av}}\)) |
metre per second squared |
\(\text{m·s$^{-2}$}\) |
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Average speed (\(v_{\text{av}}\)) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Average velocity (\(\vec{v}_{\text{av}}\)) |
metre per second |
\(\text{m·s$^{-1}$}\) |
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Charge (Q) |
coulomb |
\(\text{C}\) |
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Concentration (C) |
mol per decimetre cubed |
\(\text{mol·dm$^{-3}$}\) |
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Current (I) |
ampere |
\(\text{A}\) |
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Density (d) |
grams per centimetre cubed |
\(\text{g·cm$^{-3}$}\) |
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Displacement (\(\Delta x\)) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Distance (D) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Energy (E) |
Joule |
\(\text{J}\) |
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Frequency (f) |
Hertz |
\(\text{Hz}\) |
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Instantaneous acceleration (\(\vec{a}\)) |
metre per second squared |
\(\text{m·s$^{-2}$}\) |
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Instantaneous speed (\(v_{\text{av}}\)) |
metre per second |
\(\text{m·s$^{-1}$}\) |
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Instantaneous velocity (\(\vec{v}\)) |
metre per second |
\(\text{m·s$^{-1}$}\) |
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Intensity (I) |
deciBel |
\(\text{dB}\) |
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Magnitude of acceleration (a) |
metre per second squared |
\(\text{m·s$^{-2}$}\) |
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Mass (m) |
gram |
\(\text{g}\) |
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Molar mass (M) |
gram per mol |
\(\text{g·mol$^{-1}$}\) |
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Mole (n) |
mole |
\(\text{mol}\) |
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Period (T) |
second |
\(\text{s}\) |
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Position (x) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Potential difference (V) |
Volt |
\(\text{V}\) |
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Pulse speed (v) |
metre per second |
\(\text{m·s$^{-1}$}\) |
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Resistance (R) |
Ohm |
\(\text{Ω}\) |
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Temperature (T) |
degrees |
\(\text{°}\) |
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Volume (V) |
decimetre cubed |
\(\text{dm$^{-3}$}\) |
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Wavelength (λ) |
metre |
\(\text{m}\) |
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Wavespeed (v) |
metre per second |
\(\text{m·s$^{-1}$}\) |
This lesson is part of:
Vectors and Scalars