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Abbreviated
list of quantities, units and symbols in physical chemistry
4.6 physical quantities:
electricity and magnetism
Physical Quantity |
Symbol |
SI Unit |
electric charge |
Q |
C |
charge density |
r |
C m-3 |
electric current |
I |
A |
electric current density |
j |
A m-2 |
electric potential |
f, V |
V |
electric potential difference, voltage |
U, Df,
DV |
V |
electric field strength |
E |
V m-1 |
electric displacement |
D |
C m-2 |
capacitance |
C |
F |
permittivity |
e |
F m-1 |
relative permittivity |
er |
1 |
dielectric polarization |
P |
C m-2 |
electric susceptibility |
ce |
1 |
polarizability (of a particle) |
a |
m2 C V-1 |
electric dipole moment |
p, µ |
C m |
magnetic flux |
F |
Wb |
Magnetic flux density |
B |
T |
magnetic field strength |
H |
A m-1 |
permeability |
µ |
H m-1, N A-2 |
relative permeability |
µr |
1 |
magnetization |
M |
A m-1 |
magnetic susceptibility |
c |
1 |
molar magnetic susceptibility |
cm |
m3 mol-1 |
resistance |
R |
W |
conductance |
G |
S |
resistivity |
r |
W m |
conductivity |
k |
S m-1 |
self-inductance |
L |
H |
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