NOTES AND FORMULAS −12

pico p 10
Measurement: process & skills of finding the dimension nano n −9
of a physical quantity
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● A fixed quantity with respect to which a physical micro µ −6
quantity is measured is called a unit.
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TWO SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT milli m −3
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1. METRIC SYSTEM- adopted by the SI of units.
2. ENGLISH SYSTEM- Empirical system (US, centi c −2
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Liberia, Myanmar)
deci d −1
Known conversion answer in the
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Quantity factor desired unit 1
deka da 10
Length: Area: hecto h 10
2
1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 sq. foot = 0.0929 sq. m
1 foot = 30.48 cm 1 rood = 1,011.7 sq. meter kilo k 3
1 mile = 1.609 km 1 acre = 0.4047 hectare 10
1 cm = 10 mm mega M 10
6
1 km = 1000 m
1 mi = 5280 ft giga G 9
1 ft = 12 in = 30.48 cm
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3 ft = 1 yd tera T 12
1 m = 100 cm
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1 mi = 1.609 km peta P 15
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1 mi = 5280 ft
Volume: Weight: exa E 18
1 fluid ounce = 28.4 mL 1 ounce = 28.349 gm
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1 pint = 0.568 L 1 pound = 0.453 kg 21
zetta Z 10
1 gallon = 4.546 L 1 stone = 6.350 kg
1 L = 1000 mL 24
yotta Y 10
1 mL = 1 cm3
1 gal = 3.785 L
1 gal = 4 gts OPERATIONS WITH SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
1 gt =2 pints
Mass: Time:
1 kg = 1000 g 1 h = 60 min = 3600s
1 slug=14600 g=14.6 kg 1 day = 24h =1440 min =
1 metric ton = 1000 kg= 86400s
2204 lbs 1 year = 365 days
1 kg = 2.21 lbs 1 minute = 60 sec
1 lb = 16 oz 1 century = 100 years
1 ton = 2000 lbs 1 millennium = 1000 years
1 leap year = 366 days

THE METRIC SYSTEM PREFIXES

Prefix Symbol Scientific

yocto y −24
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zepto z −21
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atto a −18
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femto f −15
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EXERCISE:
A group of G12 STEM students were tasked to measure
the amount of voltage released by a mango tree. Their
results is shown below. What is the SD, SEM, and Mean
Value of the data?
Trials Measurement x−x ( x−x ¿ ¿2
(x) (volts)
1 20.50 0.34 0.1156 FORMULAS
2 19.00 -1.16 1.3456
3 21.00 0.84 0.7056 F R =√ F + F2
1
2
2
4 18.95 -1.21 1.4641 F R =√ F 2x + F 2y
5 19.95 -0.21 0.0441
6 20.11 -0.05 0.0025 UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED MOTION
7 21.25 1.09 1.1881 (horizontal motion)
8 20.50 0.34 0.1156 Equation no. Equation Missing Variable
x=20.16 ∑ ¿¿ 1 V f =V i +a t displacement, d

( )
∑x 2 V i +V i acceleration, a
x= d= t
n 2
20.50+19.00+21.00+18.95+ 19.95+20.11+21.25+20.50 3 2 2
V f =V i +2 a d time, t
x=
8 4 1 2 final velocity, vf
161.26 d=V i t + a t
x= 2
8
x=20.15∨20.16 FREE FALL
Equation

√
2 V f =V i + g t
∑|x−x|
SD=
n d= (V i +V i
t )
√
2
4.9812
SD= 2 2
V f =V i +2 g d
8
SD=√ 0.66265 1 2
d=V i t + g t
SD=0.7890∨0.79 2

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s2

SD
SEM =
√n
0 .79
SEM =
√8
SEM =0.2793∨0.28

Mean Value :20.16 ± 0.28 volts , n=8