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SOME NUMBERS AND CONSTANTS FROM PHYSICS AND THE UNIVERSE
by Raymond A. Serway
The Solar System
| Body |
Mass (kg) |
Average Radius (m) |
Period (s) |
Distance to the Sun (m) |
| Mercury |
3,18 x 1023 |
2,43 x 106 |
7,60 x 106 |
5,79 x 1010 |
| Venus |
4,88 x 1024 |
6,06 x 106 |
1,94 x 107 |
1,08 x 1011 |
| Earth |
5,98 x 1024 |
6,37 x 106 |
3,156 x 107 |
1,496 x 1011 |
| Mars |
6,42 x 1023 |
3,37 x 106 |
5,94 x 107 |
2,28 x 1011 |
| Jupiter |
1,90 x 1027 |
6,99 x 107 |
3,74 x 108 |
7,78 x 1011 |
| Saturn |
5,68 x 1026 |
5,85 x 107 |
9,35 x 108 |
1,43 x 1012 |
| Uranus |
8,68 x 1026 |
2,33 x 107 |
2,64 x 109 |
2,87 x 1012 |
| Neptune |
1,03 x 1026 |
2,21 x 107 |
5,22 x 109 |
4,50 x 1012 |
| Pluto |
1,4 x 1022 |
1,5 x 106 |
7,82 x 109 |
5,91 x 1012 |
| Moon |
7,36 x 1022 |
1,74 x 106 |
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| Sun |
1,991 x 1030 |
6,96 x 108 |
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Physics Data Used Frequently
| Gravity acceleration |
9,80 m/s2 |
| Average distance from the Earth to the Moon |
3,84 x 108 m |
| Average distance from the Earth to the Sun |
1,296 x 1011 m |
| Density of water (20oC and 1 atm) |
1,00 x 103 kg/m3 |
| Density of air (20oC and 1 atm) |
1,20 kg/m3 |
| Normal atmosphere pressure |
1,013 x 105 Pa |
Some Prefixes to the Powers of Ten
| Power |
Prefix |
Abbreviation |
Power |
Prefix |
Abbreviation |
| 10-18 |
atto |
a |
101 |
deca |
da |
| 10-15 |
femto |
f |
102 |
hecto |
h |
| 10-12 |
pico |
p |
103 |
quilo |
k |
| 10-9 |
nano |
n |
106 |
mega |
M |
| 10-6 |
micro |
m |
109 |
giga |
G |
| 10-3 |
mili |
m |
1012 |
tera |
T |
| 10-2 |
centi |
c |
1015 |
peta |
P |
| 10-1 |
deci |
d |
1018 |
exa |
E |
Padronized Symbols and Names of of Measure Units
| Simbolo |
Unit |
Symbol |
Unit |
| A |
ampère |
in. |
inch |
| Å |
angström |
J |
joule |
| u |
atomic mass unit |
K |
kelvin |
| atm |
atmosphere |
kcal |
kilocalorie |
| Btu |
British thermal unit |
kg |
kilogram |
| C |
coulomb |
kmol |
kilomol |
| oC |
Celsius degree |
lb |
libra |
| cal |
calorie |
m |
meter |
| deg |
degree (angle) |
min |
minut |
| eV |
elétron-volt |
N |
newton |
| oF |
Fahrenheit degree |
Pa |
pascal |
| F |
farad |
rev |
revolution (turn) |
| ft |
feet |
s |
second |
| G |
gauss |
T |
tesla |
| g |
gram |
V |
volt |
| H |
henry |
W |
watt |
| h |
hour |
Wb |
weber |
| hp |
horse-steam |
mm |
micrometer |
| Hz |
hertz |
W |
ohm |
The original base text is available in the book Physics: For Scientists and Engineers
Suggestions and grammar corrections on the translation to english and spanish are welcome.
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Published: 08/27/1999