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C1-Physical-Quantities-Units-and-Measurement-Notes
C1-Physical-Quantities-Units-and-Measurement-Notes
Physical
Quantities, Units
_____ & Measurement
Physical quantities and SI units
Example 1:
What are the derived units of density?
𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔
𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 =
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆
𝒌𝒈
𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 =
𝒎𝟑
Prefixes
Example 2:
Express 0.000 0023m in a suitable magnitude
A scalar quantity has only magnitude but does not have direction.
A vector has both magnitude and direction
Scalar Vector
Distance Displacement
Speed Velocity
Energy Force
Time Acceleration
Volume Weight
Density
Mass
Addition of Vector
Example 3:
Find the resultant force R at point P due to F = 4N and F = 20N.
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𝑅 = √42 + 202
𝑅 = √416
𝑅 = 20.4𝑁
4
tan 𝜃 =
20
𝜃 = 11.3°
Method 2: Graphical Method
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Vernier Callipers
The internal jaws of the calliper are used to measure the internal
diameter of an object.
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Example 4:
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The jaws of the Micrometre screw gauge are used to measure the
external diameter of an object.
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Example 5:
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Simple Pendulum
Period is the time taken to move from P > Q > R > Q > P
One oscillation is when the bob travels from P > Q > R > Q > P