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A = area

A = nucleon number (atomic mass)

a = acceleration

a = Wein betterworld2016.orgnstant

a = alpha particle

a = atto x 10-18 b B β Β beta

B = magnetic flux thickness

b = beta fragment

B = bell (sound intensity)

Bq = becquerel (activity)

c C χ Χ χ

C = capacitance

c = speed of irradiate

c = specific heat capacity

oC = degree Celsius (temperature) c = centi x 10-2 d D δ Δ δ

d = diameter

d = street

D = distance from screen to fringe pattern

D = soaked up dose

Δ = readjust in

δ = little change in

D = dioptre (power that a lens)

dB = decibel (sound intensity)

d = deci

da = deca (or deka)

x 10-1

x 101

e E ε Ε ε

e = charge on one electron

E = power

Ek = kinetic energy

E = electrical field strength

E = Young"s Modulus

ε = emf

ε = tensile strain

εo = permittivity of betterworld2016.orgmplimentary space

eV = electron volt (energy) E = exa x 1018 f F φ Φ phi

F = force

f = frequency

f = focal distance length

fe = focal size of eyepiece lens

fo = focal length of target lens

Φ = flux

φ = work function

F = farad (capacitance) f = femto x 10-15 g G γ Γ gamma

g = gravitational field strength

g = acceleration because of gravity

G = gravitational betterworld2016.orgnstant

G = betterworld2016.orgnductance

γ = gamma ray

Gy = gray (absorbed dose) G = giga x 109 h H η Η eta

h = height

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H = henry (inductance)

Hz = hertz (frequency)

h = hecto x 102 i ns ι Ι iota

I = current

I0 = optimal current

I = sound intensity

I = minute of inertia

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j J θ Θ theta

J = current density

J = minute of inertia

Θ = angle

J = joule (energy) k K κ Κ kappa

k = Boltzmann betterworld2016.orgnstant

k = feather betterworld2016.orgnstant

K = kelvin (absolute temperature)

kg = kilogram (mass)

k = kilo x 103 l together λ Λ lambda

l = size

l = particular latent heat

λ = wavelength

λ = decay betterworld2016.orgnstant

L = self inductance

L = angular momentum

ln = organic log of

log = log in base 10 that

l = litre ( = 1000cm3) - volume measurement m M m μ mu

m = mass

M = magnification

μ = permeability

μ = betterworld2016.orgefficient of friction

m = metre (length)

m2= metre squared (area)

m3= metre cubed (volume)

M = mega

m = milli

μ = micro

x 106

x 10-3

x 10-6

n N ν Ν nu

N = number

NO = original number

NA = Avogadro betterworld2016.orgnstant

N = number of turns of wire

n = number of moles

n= bespeak of diffraction

n = number of charge carriers every unit volume

n = refractive index

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P = power

p = pressure

p = momentum

π = 3.14

Pa = pascal (pressure)

p = pibetterworld2016.org

P = peta

x 10-12

x 1015

q Q

Q = charge

Q = heat energy

Q = quality variable

r R ρ Ρ rho

r = radius

R = resistance

R = molar gas betterworld2016.orgnstant

R = reacrion force

ρ = density

ρ = resistivity

rad = radian

s S σ Σ sigma

s = displacement (vector variation of distance)

s = cleft width

σ = betterworld2016.orgnductivity

σ = tensile stress

σ = Stefan betterworld2016.orgnstant

Σ = amount of

s = 2nd (time)

Sv = sievert (dose equivalent)

S = siemens (betterworld2016.orgnductance)

t T τ Τ tau

t = time

T = temperature

T = duration of a waveform

T1/2 = fifty percent life

TE = effective fifty percent life

TB = bilogical half life

TP = physical half life

T = tesla (magnetic flux density) T = tera x 1012 u U υ Υ upsilon

u = initial velocity

u = photo distance

U = U-value

U = internal heat of a system

u = atomic mass unit (mass at atom levels) v V

v = velocity

v = last velocity (when offered in betterworld2016.orgnjunction through "u")

v = image distance

V = volume

V = potential difference

V0 = top voltage

V = volt (electric potential) w W ω Ω omega

W = job-related done

ω = angular velocity

w = broad of a fringe

Ω = ohm (electrical resistance)

W = watt(power)

Wb =weber (magnetic flux)

x X χ Χ chi

x = width

X = reactance

y Y ξ Ξ xi

y = height

y = yocto

Y = yotta

x 10-24

x 1024

z Z ζ Ζ zeta

z = depth

Z = proton number (atomic number)

z = zepto

Z = zeta

x 10-21

x 1021

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