Chemistry Data Sheet and Math Primer: Quantum Effects
Physical Constants
Gas constant
Boltzmann constant
Planck constant
Faraday constant
Avogadro constant
Speed of light in vacuum
Mole volume of an ideal gas
Elementary charge
Rest mass of electron
Rest mass of proton
Rest mass of neutron
Permitivity of vacuum
Gravitational acceleration
Rydberg constant
Rydberg constant
Bohr radius
Conversion Factors
1W
1J
1 cal
1 eV
1 L atm
1 atm
1 bar
1L
1 Angstrom
1 micron ()
1 Poise
1 ppm
1 dyn cm1
R = 8.315 J K1 mol1
= 8.315 kPa dm3 K1 mol1
= 8.315 Pa m3 K1 mol1
= 8.206 x 102 L atm K1 mol1
k = 1.381 x 1023 J K1
h = 6.626 x 1034 J s
F = 9.649 x 104 C mol1
L or NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol1
c = 2.998 x 108 m s1
Vm = 22.41 L mol1 (at 1 atm and 273.15 K)
= 22.71 L mol1 (at 1 bar and 273.15 K)
e = 1.602 x 1019 C
me = 9.109 x 1031 kg
mp = 1.673 x 1027 kg
mn = 1.675 x 1027 kg
o = 8.854 x 1012 C2 J1 m1 (or F m1)
g = 9.807 m s2
RH = 10967700 m-1
R∞ = 10973731 m-1
a0 = 0.529 Å
= 1 J s1
= 0.2390 cal = 1 N m = 1 V C
= 1 Pa m3 = 1 kg m2 s2
= 4.184 J
= 1.602 x 1019 J
= 101.3 J
= 1.013 x 105 N m2 = 1.013 x 105 Pa = 760 mmHg
= 1 x 105 Pa
= 103 m3 = 1 dm3
= 1 x 1010 m = 0.1 nm = 100 pm
= 106 m = 1 m
= 0.1 Pa s = 0.1 N sm2
= 1 g g1 = 1 mg kg1
= 1 mg L1 (dilute aqueous solutions only)
= 103 J m2
Chemistry Data Sheet and Math Primer: Quantum Effects
 Chemistry Data Sheet and Math Primer: Quantum Effects

Maths Primer

Calculus

Some differentials:
dy du dv
Differentiation of a sum: If y = u + v, then  
dx dx dx

dy dv du
Differentiation of a product: If y = uv, then  u v
dx dx dx

du dv
u v u
dy
Differentiation of a quotient: if y  , then  dx 2 dx
v dx v

d df ( g( x )) dg( x )
Function of a function: ( f ( g( x )) 
dx dg( x ) dx

du n du
Differentiation of a power:  nu n1
dx dx
d
Differentiation of sin & cos: (sin ax)  a cos ax
dx
d
(cos ax)  a sin ax
dx
d 2y d  dy 
Second order derivative:   
dx 2 dx  dx 

Exponential functions:
d x
e  ex
dx
d x
e  e  x
dx
d n du
u  nu n1
dx dx
d ax
e  ae ax
dx
d g( x) dg(x) g( x)
e  e
dx dx
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Some indefinite integrals: (Note, the constant of integration is not shown)

 adx  ax
 af (x)dx  a  f (x)dx
 (u  v)dx   udx   vdx
 udv  uv   vdu
dx
 x
 ln x if x  0 and ln( x ) if x  0

 e dx  e
x x

ax
 a dx  a  0,a  1
x

ln a
 ln xdx  x ln x  x
1 1
 sin ax dx  x  sin 2ax
2
2 4a
ax
xe e ax
 xe dx  a  a 2
ax

Some definite integrals:


1 
0 e dx  2 a
 ax 2


n ax n!
x e dx 
a n1
0

Series expansion
x2 x3
e  1  x    
x

2! 3!
f' ' ( a)
f ( x )  f ( a )  f ' ( a )( x  a )  ( x  a ) 2  ...
2!
Complex numbers
z  x  iy , i   1
z*  x  iy
2
z  (x  iy )(x  iy )  x 2  y 2
e i  cos   i sin 
1
cos   (e i  e i )
2
1 i
sin  i(e  e i )
2
cos   sin 2   1
2

sin n  0, n  1,2,3...
cos 2n  1, n  1,2,3...