AS Physics data and formulae
For use in exams from the June 2016 Series onwards
DATA - FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS AND VALUES
speed of light in vacuo permeability of free space permittivity of free space
magnitude of the charge of electron
the Planck constant gravitational constant the A...
AS Physics data and
formulae
For use in exams from the June 2016 Series onwards
DATA - FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS AND VALUES
Quantity Symbol Value Units
speed of light in vacuo 𝑐 3.00 108 m s–1
permeability of free 4 10–7 H m–1
0
space permittivity of 8.85 10–12 F m–1
0
free space 𝑒 1.60 10–19 C
magnitude of the charge of ℎ 6.63 10–34 Js
electron
the Planck constant 𝐺 6.67 10–11 N m2 kg–2
gravitational 𝑁A 6.02 1023 mol–1
constant the 𝑅 8.31 J K–1 mol–1
Avogadro constant 𝑘 1.38 10–23 J K–1
molar gas constant 5.67 10–8 W m–2 K–4
the Boltzmann 2.90 10–3 mK
constant the Stefan
constant
the Wien constant
electron rest mass
(equivalent 𝑚e 9.11 10–31 kg
to 5.5 × 10 –4 u)
𝑒
magnitude of electron charge/mass 1.76 1011 C kg–1
ratio 𝑚e
proton rest mass
(equivalent to 1.00728 𝑚p 1.67(3) 10–27 kg
u)
𝑒
proton charge/mass 9.58 107 C kg–1
ratio 𝑚p
neutron rest mass
(equivalent to 1.00867 u) 𝑚n 1.67(5) 10–27 kg
gravitational field strength
𝑔 9.81 N kg–1
acceleration due to
𝑔 9.81 m s–2
gravity atomic mass unit
(1u is equivalent to 931.5 u 1.661 10–27 kg
MeV)
Data and formulae
, ALGEBRAIC EQUATION GEOMETRICAL EQUATIONS
b b2 4ac arc length =r
quadratic equation x
2a circumference of circle = 2r
ASTRONOMICAL DATA area of circle = r2
Body Mass/kg Mean radius/m curved surface area of = 2rh
cylinder
Sun 1.99 × 1030 6.96 × 108 surface area of sphere = 4r2
4
Earth 5.97 × 1024 6.37 × 106 volume of sphere r3
3
=
2 Version
1.6
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