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Appendix 6. Weights and Measures
101 US
SI UNIT
SYMBOL
length The Metric 10 millimetres (mm) 100 centimetres
1000 metres
surface
100 square metres (m2) 100 acres 100 hectares
= 1 centimetre (cm) = 1 metre (m)
= 1 kilometre (km)
= 1 are (a) = 1 hectare (ha) = 1 square kilometre (km2)
weight
10 milligrams (mg) 100 centigrams 1000 grams 1000 kilograms
= 1 centigram (cg) = 1 gram (g) = 1 kilogram (kg) = 1 tonne
capacity
1000 millilitres (ml)
10 litres
= 1 litre (1)
= 1 decalitre (dl)
Appendix 7. Quantities, Units and Symbols
QUANTITY SYMBOL
acceleration acceleration due to gravity amount of substance amplification factor angle —, of incidence
—, of refraction
—, Bragg —, critical
anode slope resistance area
a g
n
μ
θ1,φ1,α1
i
r
θ
c
R
A
A Z metres
atomic number
–2
m s
–2
m s
mole
a ratio
— degree or radian degree or radian number degree or radian ohm
square
— —
mol — — °
°
— °
Ω
2
m —
GB and US
= 03937 inches (in) = 3937 inches or
1094 yards (yd)
= 062137 miles or
about 5/8 mile
= 00247 acres = 2471 acres = 0386 square miles
= 01543 grains = 154323 grains = 22046 pounds = 19684 cwt
= 175 pints (2
pints)
= 21997 gallons (263
US gallons)
DERIVATION velocity/time velocity/time
mole fraction (n) used — — —
— —
Va/V
a
l x b
number of protons
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QUANTITY SYMBOL
SI UNIT
SYMBOL
v
Avogadro constant breadth capacitance charge, electric —, on electron conductance current, electric decay constant density distance along path efficiency
electrochemical equivalent electromotive force electron energy —, kinetic —, potential Faraday constant field strength, elec­tric magnetic flux, magnetic
flux density focal length forse free energy frequency gas constant half-life, radioacti­vity heat capacity
heat of reaction heat capacity, spe­cific heat, quantity of height
L, N
b С Q
e G
I
λ
p
s
η
z
E
e
E E E
F
E
H Ф
В
f
F
G
f
r
t С
H
c
q h
A
k
p
½
image distance
a number number metre farad coulomb coulomb
–1
ohm ampere
a ratio
–3
kg m metre
a ratio
-1
g C
volt
joule joule joule coulomb
-1
mol
-1
V m
ampereturns weber tesla metre newton joule hertz joule
second
-1
J K
joule
-1 kg-1
J K
joule metre metre
— m F С С
–1
Ω A
— —
m
V
J J J С mol —
— Wb Т M N J Hz J
s —
J —
J m m
DERIVATION
— fundamental unit charge/p.d. current x time
-19
1610 reciprocal of resistance fundamental unit
— m/V
fundamental unit work output/work input mass/charge
energy/charge N m N m. Ek = ½mv N m. Ep = mgh 96 500 C mol
-1
potential gradient: p.d./dist. current x no. of turns e.m.f./rate of change of flux flux/area —
-2
kg m s
oscillations/time energy
fundamental unit quantity of heat/temp. rise heat energy heat capacity/mass
energy fundamental unit fundamental unit
С
2
-1
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QUANTITY SYMBOL
SI UNIT
SYMBOL
image distance inductance, mutual
—, self intensity of radia­tion latent heat —, specific —, molar length magnetizing force magnetic moment
M
L
H m
m
L
I
L
l
m
l
magnification, linear mass —, number
molar volume molar solution moment of force neutron number number —, of molecules —, of turns on coil —, order of spectrum object distance peak current peak e.m.f. period permeability —,of vacuum —, relative permittivity —,of vacuum —, relative potential, electric potential difference power pressure
m
A
Vm
M
N n N n p
и I
0
E
Т
μ μ0 μ
ε
ε
ε
V
V
P
p
0
r
0
r
metre henry
henry
a number
joule
-1
J kg joule mol
-1
metre ampereturns Wb m
a ratio
kilogramme
a number
(dm3)
a ratio
N m
a number — — a number a number
metre ampere volt second
-1
H m
-1
H m
a ratio
-1
F m
-1
F m
a ratio
volt volt watt pascal
H
H —
J — J m — —
kg
— — — — —
m A V
s — — — — — —
V V W Pa
DERIVATION
induced e.m.f./rate of change of current —
quantity of heat quantity of heat quantity of heat fundamental unit — torque in unit magnetic field —
fundamental unit number of neutrons + protons volume of 1 mole moles/dm
3
force x perp. distance number of neutrons
— — — —
fundamental unit see current see e.m.f. fundamental unit henry/metre
μ = μ/ μ
0
farad/metre farad/metre εr = ε/ ε
0
energy/charge energy/charge
-1
J s
-2
N m
: force/area
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QUANTITY SYMBOL
SI UNIT
SYMBOL
DERIVATION
radius r metre m fundamental unit reactance refractive index resistance resistivity, electrical relative density r.m.s. current r.m.s. voltage slit separation tension temperature, Celsius temp, interval temp, absolute thickness time torque turns ratio (unit of electricity) velocity —, angular —, of e.m. waves —, of sound volume wavelength work
weight
X
n
R
ρ d
I
rms
V
rms
S
T
θ θ
T
d
t Т Т
u, v
ω
с v
V
λ
w
W
ohm
a ratio
ohm ohm-metre
a ratio
ampere volt metre newton degree С degree kelvin metre second N m
a ratio
k W h
–1
m s second m s m s
–1
–1
–1
metre cubed metre joule
newton
Ω Ω — — A V m N °С ° or К K m s — — — — s -1 — — m3 m J
N
E0 / l
0
p.d./current resistance x length ρ
sub/ρwater
see current see e.m.f. fundamental unit see force from kelvin — fundamental unit fundamental unit fundamental unit see moment n
sec/nprim
kilowatt x hour distance/time angle/time — — l x b x h fundamental unit force x distance (N m) kg m s~2 or mg
Appendix 8. Letters Used as Symbols for Quantities
LETTER QUANTITY
A area, mass number a acceleration B magnetic flux density b breadth С capacitance, heat capacity с specific heat capacity, velocity of e.m. waves in vacuum,
critical angle
d relative density, thickness, distance apart
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E energy, electric field strength, electromotive force.
Ek kinetic energy, Ep potential energy, E0 peak e.m.f.
e charge on electron (or proton), an electron F Faraday constant, force f frequency, focal length G free energy (“G), conductance g acceleration due to gravity H magnetic field strength, magnetizing force, heat of
reaction (“H) h height I intensity of radiation, electric current. I
o
peak current
i angle of incidence k a constant L self inductance, latent heat, Avogadro constant. L
m
molar latent heat
l length, specific latent heat M mutual inductance, molar solution т mass, electromagnetic moment, magnification N number of molecules, neutron number. N
A
Avogadro constant
N a number, refractive index, number of moles, a neutron P power p pressure, order of a spectrum, a proton Q electric charge q quantity of heat R resistance. RA anode slope resistance, molar gas constant r angle of refraction, gas constant (nR), radius
s distance along a path, slit separation Т period, thermodynamic (absolute) temperature, torque,
tension, turns ratio
t time. t½ half-life и initial velocity, velocity of molecules, object distance V volume, electrical potential, potential difference V
m
molar volume V velocity, image distance, velocity of sound W weight
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w work X reactance
Z atomic number z charge on ion, electrochemical equivalent
an angle an increment (finite) permittivity efficiency temperature (Celsius), temperature difference,
an angle, Bragg angle
wavelength, decay constant permeability, amplification factor ratio of circumference to diameter of circle density, resistivity
Ф magnetic flux
an angle angular velocity
Appendix 9. Important Values, Constants and Standards
1. s.t.p. = standard temperature and pressure, expressed as 1· 00 atm or 760 mmHg or 101 kPa (= kN m-2) (Pa = pascal) and 0°C or 273 · 15 К
2. Temperature of triple point of water, 273 · 16 К
-27
-27
-19
-1
-1
-31
kg
kg
C
-34
kg
Js
23
mol
3
-1
-1
3. Gas constant, R, 8 · 314 JK-1 mol
4. Standard volume of a mole of gas at s.t.p., 22 · 4 dm
5. The Faraday constant, F, 9 · 65 x 104 С mol
6. The Avogadro constant, L, 6 · 02 x 10
8. Speed of light, c, 3 ·00 x 108 m s
9. Mass of proton,
mass of neutron, mass of electron,
1
H, 1 · 67 x 10
1
1
n, 1 · 67 x 10
0
0
e, 9 · 11 x 10
-1
electronic charge, e, -1· 60 x 10
10. 1 cal = 4 · 18 J
11. l eV = l · 60 x 10
12. Specific heat capacity of water, 4 · 18 J g-1 K
13. Ionic product of water, Kw = 1 · 008 x 10
-19
J
-1
-14
mol2 dm-6, at 289 К (25°C)
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Capital
equivalent
small
                       
Appendix 10. Greek Alphabeth
Name English
alpha beta gamma delta epsilon (d)zeta eta theta jota kappa lambda mu [mju:] m ми (мю) nu [nju: US: nu:] n ни (ню) xi omicron pi [pai] p пи rho [r u] r ро sigma tau [tau] t тау upsilon phi [fai] ph фи chi [kai] ch хи psi [psai] ps пси omega
[ælf ] [bi:t US: beit ] [gæm ] [delt ] [epsail n US: epsil n] [zi:t US: zeit ] [i:t US: eit ] [θi:t US: θeit ] [aiut ] [kæp ] [læmbd ]
[ksai] x кси [oumaikr n US: omikr n]
[sigm ]
[ju:psail n US: ju:psil n]
[oυmig US: umeg ]
a альфа b бета g гамма d дельта e (short) эпсилон z дзета e (long) эта th тэта i йота k каппа l лямбда
o (short) омикрон
s сигма
u ипсилон
o (long) омега
Russian equivalent
Ac – actinium [æktini m] актиний Al – aluminium (GB) [,æljuminj m] aлюминий
– aluminum (US)
Ag – argentum=silver [α: ent m] серебро Am – americium [æm risi m] америций Ar – argon [α: g n] аргон As – arsenic [α: snik] мышьяк At – astatine [ æst ti: n] астат Au – aurum=gold [ : r m], [gould] золотo B – boron [b : r n] бор
Appendix 11. List of Chemical Elements
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Ba – barium [bε ri m] барий Be – beryllium [berilj m] бериллий Bh – bohrium [b : ri m] борий Bi – bismuth [bizm θ] висмут Bk – berkelium [b : kili m] беркелий Br – bromine [broumi: n] бром C – carbon [kα: b n] углерод Ca – calcium [kælsi m] кальций Ce – cerium [si: ri m] церий Cd – cadmium [kædmi m] кадмий Cf – californium [ kælif : ni m] калифорний Cl – chlorine [kl :ri:n] хлор Cm – curium [kju:ri m] кюрий Co – cobalt [k b :lt] кобальт Cc – chromium [kroumj m] хром Cs – caesium (GB) [si:zj m] цезий Cs – cesium (US) Cu – copper [k p ] медь Db – dubnium [d ubnj m] дубний Dy – dysprosium [disprousi m] диспрозий Er – erbium [:bi m] эрбий Es – einsteinium [ainstaini m] эйнштейний Eu – europium [ju:roupi m] европий F – fluorine [flu ri:n] фтор Fe – ferrum=iron [fer m], [ai n] железо Fm – fermium [f :mi m] фермий Fr – francium [frænsi m] франций Ga – gallium [gæli m] галлий Ge – germanium [ :meini m] германий Gd – gadolinium [ gæd lini m] гадолиний H – hydrogen [haidri n] водород He – helium [hi:lj m] гелий Hf – hafnium [hæfni m] гафний Hg – hydrargyrum=merсury [haidrα: ir m], ртуть
[m :kjuri]
Ho – holmium [holmi m] гольмий Hs – hassium [hæsi m] хассий I – iodine [ai di:n] йод In – indium [indi m] индий Ir – iridium [airidi m] иридий
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K – kalium=potassium [keili m], [p tæsj m] калий Kr – krypton [kript n] криптон
Ku – kurchatovium [ kurtt vi m] курчатовий La – lanthanum [lænθ n m] лантан Li – lithium [liθi m] литий Lr – lawrencium [,l :rensi m] лоуренсий
Lu – lutetium [lju:ti: m] лютеций Md – mendelevium [,mend levi m] менделевий
Mg – magnesium [mægni:zj m] магний Mn – manganese [mæg ni:z] марганец Mo – molybdenum [m libdin m] молибден Mt – meitnerium [maitneir m], мейтнерий N – nitrogen [naitri n] азот Na – natrium=sodium [neutri m], [soudj m] натрий Nb – niobium [naioubi m] ниобий Nd – neodymium [ni: dimi m] неодим Ne – neon [ni: n] неон Ni – nickel [nikl] никель No – nobelium [noubili m] нобелий Np – neptunium [neptju:nj m] нептуний Ns – nilsborium [nilzb ri m] нильсборий O – oxygen [ksi n] кислород Os – osmium [zmi m] осмий P – phosphorus [f sf r s] фосфор Pa – protactinium [ proutæktini m] протактиний Pb – plumbum=lead [plΛmb m], [led] свинец Pd – palladium [p leidi m] палладий Pm – promethium [pr mi: θj m] прометий Po – polonium [p louni m] полоний Pr – praseodymium [ preizi dimi m] празеодим Pt – platinum [plætin m] платина Pu – plutonium [plu:tounj m] плутоний Ra – radium [reidj m] радий Rb – rubidium [ru:bidi m] рубидий Re – rhenium [ri:ni m] рений Rf – rutherfordium [r vefodi m] резерфордий Rh – rhodium [roudj m] родий Rn – radon [reid n] радон Ru – ruthenium [ru: θ:ni m] рутений S – sulpher/sulfur(US) [sΛlf ] сера
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Sb – antimony [æntim ni] сурьма
Zr – zirconium
[z:
kounj
m] цирконий
ei si: ou θ
ri:]
Sc – scandium [skændi m] скандий Se – selenium [sili:nj m] селен Sg – seaborgium [sibo: gi m] сиборгий Si – silicon [silik n] кремний Sm – samarium [s mε ri m] самарий Sn – stannum=tin [stæn m] олово Sr – strontium [str n j m] стронций Ta – tantalum [tænt l m] тантал Tb – terbium [t :bi m] тербий Tc – technetium [tekni: i m] технеций Te – tellurium [telju ri m] теллур Th – thorium [θ :ri m] торий Ti – titanium [titeinj m] титан Tl – thallium [θæli m] таллий Tm – thulium [tΛli m] туллий U – uranium [ju reinj n] уран V – vanadium [v neidj m] ванадий W – wolfram=tungsten [wulfr m], [tΛst n] вольфрам Xe – xenon [zen n] ксенон Y – yttrium [itri m] иттрий Yb – ytterbium [it :bj m] иттербий Zn – zinc [zik] цинк
Appendix 12. Reading Chemical Formulas
Буквы латинского алфавита, обозначающие названия элементов,
читаются как буквы английского алфавита, например:
O [ou], Al [ei el], Hg [eit dgi:] HCl [eit si: el] CO2 [si: ou tu:] 2KCl [tu: molikju:lz v kei si: el] Знак + читается: plus, and или together with Знак = читается: give или form (здесь знак = означает равенство) Знак читается: give, pass over to или lead to
Знак читается: forms или is formed from, либо reversibly
CO CaO CaCO
[si: ou tu: plΛs si: ei ou giv si:
2 3
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