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Basic Physics

The document outlines important physics terms and their corresponding SI units, including definitions for length, mass, area, volume, velocity, acceleration, density, pressure, work, current, voltage, resistance, charge, capacitance, wave speed, wavelength, temperature, radioactivity, absorbed radiation dose, and equivalent radiation volume. It also includes formulas for calculating various physical quantities such as force, energy, power, and Ohm's law. Additionally, it provides information on the speed of light in a vacuum.

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Basic Physics

The document outlines important physics terms and their corresponding SI units, including definitions for length, mass, area, volume, velocity, acceleration, density, pressure, work, current, voltage, resistance, charge, capacitance, wave speed, wavelength, temperature, radioactivity, absorbed radiation dose, and equivalent radiation volume. It also includes formulas for calculating various physical quantities such as force, energy, power, and Ohm's law. Additionally, it provides information on the speed of light in a vacuum.

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Important Physics Terms & Units

Length
SI Unit — Meter (m)
Definition: Distance between two points.

Mass
SI Unit — Kilogram (kg)
Definition: Amount of matter in a body.
Other notes
Scalar quantity
Different from weight

Area
SI Unit — Square meter (m²)
Definition: Surface covered by a body.

Volume
SI Unit — Cubic meter (m³)
Definition: Space occupied by an object.

Velocity
Velocity:displacement per unit time
Unit- m/s

Acceleration
Acceleration:rate of change of velocity
Unit- m/s-2

Density
Density:mass per unit volume
Unit-kg/m3

Pressure
SI Unit: Pascal (Pa)
Definition: Force acting per unit area.

Work (Same a Energy)


SI Unit — Joule (J)
Definition
Work is done when force causes displacement.

Current
SI Unit — Ampere (A)
Definition
Rate of flow of electric charge.

Voltage
SI Unit — Volt (V)
Definition
Electrical potential difference
Pushes current through conductor

Resistance
SI Unit — Ohm (Ω)
Definition:Opposition to flow of current.

Charge
SI Unit — Coulomb (C)
Definition: Quantity of electricity.

Capacitance
SI Unit — Farad (F)
Definition: Ability to store electric charge.

Wave speed
SI Unit — m/s
Definition: Distance traveled by wave per second.
Formula: V= fn
Where:
f = frequency
n = wavelength

Wavelength
SI Unit — meter (m)
Definition: Distance between two successive crests or troughs.

Temperature
SI Unit — Kelvin (K)
Definition
Measure of hotness or coldness.
Conversion

Radioactivity
SI Unit — Becquerel (Bq)★★
Definition
Number of radioactive decays per second.
Other notes
1 Bq = 1 decay/second

Curie (Ci)
Old unit of radioactivity
Measures radioactive decay/activity
Named after Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
1 Curie = 37 billion radioactive decays per second.
1Ci = 3.7 X 1010 Bq

Absorbed Radiation Dose★★


SI Unit — Gray (Gy)
Definition
Energy absorbed per kilogram tissue.
Formula

Equivalent Radiation volume


SI Unit — Sievert (Sv)
Definition
Biological effect of radiation exposure.

Unit of force Newton


1 Newton:
force needed to accelerate 1 kg by 1 m/s²

Energy unit
Joule

Power unit
Watt
Formula:
1 watt = 1 joule/sec

Ohm’s law
V=IR
Formula:
Where:
V = voltage
I = current
R = resistance
Frequency unit:
Hertz
1 Hertz = 1 cycle/second

Speed of light
Speed of light in vacuum: 300000 km/sec

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