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Physics Symbols For Some Basic Quantities

This document lists common physics symbols used to represent various physical quantities in mechanics, electricity, and magnetism. It provides the symbol, name, whether it represents a scalar or vector quantity, and standard SI unit for each. Some key quantities included are mass, time, distance, velocity, acceleration, charge, current, resistance, and electric and magnetic fields.

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Physics Symbols For Some Basic Quantities

This document lists common physics symbols used to represent various physical quantities in mechanics, electricity, and magnetism. It provides the symbol, name, whether it represents a scalar or vector quantity, and standard SI unit for each. Some key quantities included are mass, time, distance, velocity, acceleration, charge, current, resistance, and electric and magnetic fields.

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Physics Symbols for Some Basic Quantities:

Physical Quantity Symbol(s) Symbol Name Scalar/ Vector SI Unit

Mass m – Scalar Kilogram (Kg)

Time t – Scalar Seconds (s)

Distance, Length l, d, r – Scalar Meter (m)

Area A – Scalar m 2

Volume V – Scalar m 3

Density D – Scalar kg/m 3

Temperature T – Scalar Kelvin (K)

Frequency f, v – Scalar Hertz (Hz)

Heat Q – Vector Joule (J)

Specific Heat Capacity c – Scalar J kg  K


−1 −1

Wavelength λ lambda Scalar meter (m)

Angular Displacement θ theta Scalar Radian (rad)

Speed of light & sound c – Scalar m/s

Angular frequency ω omega Pseudovector Radian per second (rad/s)

Physics symbols in Mechanics:


Symbol Scalar/
Physical Quantity Symbol(s) SI Unit
Name Vector

Velocity v – Vector m/s

meters per second


Acceleration a – Vector
squared (m/s ) 2

Angular radian per second squared


α alpha Vector
acceleration (rad/s )
2

Momentum p – Vector kg⋅m/s

Period T – Scalar S or sec

Force F – Vector Newton (N)

Torque T tau Vector N⋅m

Power P – Scalar Watt (W)


Mechanical Work W – Scalar Joule (J)

Energy E – Scalar Joule (J)

Pressure p – Scalar Pascal (Pa)

Moment of Inertia I – Scalar kg m2

Angular
L – Vector kg⋅m s 2 -1

Momentum

Friction f – Vector Newton (N)

Coefficient of
µ mu Scalar unitless
Friction

Kinetic Energy K – Scalar Joule (J)

Potential Energy U – Scalar Joule (J)

Physics Symbols in Electricity & Magnetism:


Physical Quantity Symbol(s) Symbol Scalar/ SI Unit
Name Vector

Charge q, Q – scalar Coulomb (C)

Current I – scalar Ampere (A)

Resistance R – scalar Ohms (Ω)

Inductance L – scalar Henry (H)

Capacitance C – scalar Farad (F)

Electric Potential V – scalar Volt (V)


Difference

Electric Field E – vector Newton per coulomb (N


C)
-1

Magnetic Field B – scalar Tesla

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