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Acceleration/ms-2 (a)
The rate of change of velocity
Area/m2 (A)
The extent or measurement of a surface
Charge/C (q)
Expresses whether a particle has fewer protons or electrons
Current/A (I)
The number of coulombs of charge passing a point per second
Density/kgm-3 ( )
Mass per unit volume
Displacement/m (s)
A vector equal to the change in an objects position from start to finish
Distance/m (d)
Total length that an object moves through
Extension/m (x)
The increase in length of an object
Force/N (F)
The rate of change of momentum
Frequency/Hz (f)
The number of complete oscillations in one second
Intensity/Wm-2 (I)
Power per unit area
Mass/kg (m)
a property of an object that resists change in motion
Moment or Torque/Nm ()
The product of the force and the perpendicular distance of the line of action of the force from the
pivot
Momentum/kgms-1 (p)
The product of mass multiplied by velocity
Period/s (T)
Time taken for one complete oscillation of a particle in the medium
Power/W (P)
The rate at which work is done
Pressure/Pa (P)
Force per unit area
Resistance/ (R)
The ratio of potential difference to current flow through a component
Resistivity/m ( )
A measure of the resisting power of a material to the flow of an electric current
Speed/ms-1 (vspeed)
The rate of change of distance
Strain/Pa ( )
Ratio of extension to the unloaded length
Stress ()
Force per unit cross sectional area
Time/s (t)
A measure of the interval between two events
Torque of a Couple/Nm ()
The product of one of the forces and the perpendicular distance between the forces
Upthrust/N (Upthrust)
The weight of the displaced fluid on an object
Velocity/ms-1 (v = final; u = initial)
The rate of change of displacement
Volume/m3 (V)
The amount of space an object takes up
Wavelength/m ( )
Distance between two corresponding points in successive waveforms such as crests or troughs
Work/J (W)
The product of force moving through a displacement in the same direction as the force