Physical Science
Reference Tables
MOTION AND ENERGY
v = velocity
d
v 
t
a 
d = position
vf  vi
t
t = time
a = uniform acceleration
F  ma
F = force
Fg  mg
m = mass
p = mv
Fg = weight
W  F d
g = acceleration due to gravity on Earth
= 9.8 m/s/s
P  W
t
p = momentum
PE g  mgh  Fgh
KE  1 mv 2
W = work
P = power
PEg = gravitational potential energy
2
h = height
IMA 
dE
dR
KE = kinetic energy
IMA = ideal mechanical advantage
F
AMA  R
FE
Efficiency 
AMA = actual mechanical advantage
Wout
 100
Win
vw  f 
R = resistance
E = effort
vw = wave velocity
f = frequency
 = wavelength
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ELECTRICITY
V = electrical potential difference
V  IR
P  VI
I = current
R = resistance
P = power
DENSITY
D  m
V
D = density
m = mass
V = volume
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PERIODIC TABLE
1
IA
1
H
1.008
2
IIA
3
Li
4
Be
Lithium
Beryllium
6.941
9.012
11
Na
12
Mg
Sodium
Magnesium
22.99
19
K
Hydrogen
24.31
3
IIIB
4
IVB
5
VB
6
VIB
7
VIIB
8
VIIIB
9
VIIIB
20
Ca
21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
Potassium
Calcium
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Iron
Cobalt
39.10
40.08
44.96
47.88
50.94
51.99
54.94
55.85
58.93
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
Rubidium
Strontium
Yttrium
Zirconium
Niobium
Molybdenum
Technetium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
85.47
87.62
88.91
91.22
92.91
95.94
(98)
101.07
102.91
55
Cs
56
Ba
57
La
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
Cesium
Barium
Lanthanum
Hafnium
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Osmium
Iridium
132.91
137.38
138.91
178.49
180.95
183.84
186.21
190.23
192.22
87
Fr
88
Ra
89
Ac
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
Francium
Radium
Actinium
Rutherfordium
Dubnium
Seaborgium
Bohrium
Hassium
Meitnerium
(223)
(226)
(227)
(261)
(262)
(263)
(264)
(269)
(268)
58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
Promethium
Samarium
Europium
Gadolinium
150.36
151.96
157.25
96
Cm
Cerium
Praseodymium Neodymium
140.12
140.91
144.24
(145)
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Americium
Curium
232.04
231.04
238.04
(237)
(244)
(243)
(247)
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OF THE ELEMENTS
18
VIIIA
2
He
13
IIIA
14
IVA
15
VA
16
VIA
17
VIIA
4.003
5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
10.81
12.01
14.01
16.00
19.00
20.18
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
Helium
10
VIIIB
11
IB
12
IIB
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine
Argon
26.98
28.09
30.97
32.07
35.45
39.95
28
Ni
29
Cu
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Selenium
Bromine
Krypton
58.69
63.55
65.39
69.72
72.61
74.92
78.96
79.90
83.80
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
Palladium
Silver
Cadmium
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
106.42
107.87
112.41
114.82
118.71
121.76
127.60
126.90
131.29
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
(210)
(222)
195.08
196.97
200.59
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
Cn
Darmstadtium Roentgenium
204.38
207.20
208.98
(209)
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
71
Lu
Copernicium
(271)
(272)
(285)
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
Terbium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Erbium
Thulium
Ytterbium
Lutetium
158.93
162.50
164.93
167.26
168.93
173.04
174.97
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No
103
Lr
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Nobelium
Lawrencium
(247)
(251)
(252)
(257)
(258)
(254)
(262)
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
(measurement in meters)
104 103 102 101 100 10–1 10–2 10–3 10–4 10–5 10–6 10–7 10–8 10–9 10–1010–1110–12 10–13
X rays
Microwaves
Infrared
Ultraviolet
Gamma
rays
Radio
waves
Shorter Wavelength
Longer Wavelength
Visible Light
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Violet
7.0 ´ 10 –7 6.5 ´ 10 –7 5.9 ´ 10 –7 5.7 ´ 10–7 4.9 ´ 10 –7 4.2 ´ 10 –7 4.0 ´ 10–7
Polyatomic Ions
NH4
Ammonium
C 2H3O2 
Acetate
ClO3 
Chlorate

3
Nitrate

Hydroxide
CO
2
3
Carbonate
SO
2
4
Sulfate
3
4
Phosphate
NO
OH
PO
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