SI Units

Length
Mass
Time
Electric Current
Thermodynamic Temperature
Luminous Intensity
Amount of substance

metre
kilogram
second
ampre
kelvin
candela
mole

m
kg
s
A
K
cd
mol

SI prefixes
109
106
103
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-6
10-9
* Be careful of uppercase M or lowercase m

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G
M*
k
d
c
m*

M3 Formulae
speed of light in medium
Refractive index of

with respect to

1n2

critical angle
* Note: the other medium should be air/vacuum
For real images (
)
distance of object from optical centre
distance of image from optical centre
distance of focal point from optical centre
For virtual images (

Unit of measurement for M: X e.g. 2.0X

frequency (Hz)
time (s)

speed (m s-1)
frequency (Hz)
wavelength (m)

M4 Formulae
(specific heat capacity)

energy (J)
mass (kg)
specific heat capacity (J/kgC or J/kgK)
temperature change (C or K)
heat capacity (J/C or J/K)
temperature change (C or K)

(heat capacity)

latent heat (J/kg)

M5/M6 Formulae
final velocity (m s-1)
initial velocity (m s-1)
displacement (m)
acceleration (m s-2)
time elapsed (s)
force (N)
mass (kg)
acceleration (m s-2)
gravitational potential energy (J)
kinetic energy (J)
mass (kg)
gravitational acceleration (10m s-2)
height (m)
velocity (m s-1)
work done (J)
force (J)
distance (m)
energy change (J)
time (s)
power (W or J s-1)

pressure for solid (Pa or N m-2)

force (N)
area (m2)
pressure for liquid (Pa or N m-2)
pronounced rho liquid density (kg m3)
gravitational acceleration (10 m-2)
height (m)
moment (Nm)
force (N)
distance (m)

M7/M8 Formulae
current (A)
amount of charge (C)
time elapsed (s)
e.m.f of power supply (V)
work done (J)
potential difference (V)
resistance ()
resistivity of material constant ( m)
length of material (m)
cross-sectional area of material (m2)

(effective resistance of resistors in series)

resistance of each resistor
(effective resistance of resistors in parallel)
* Note: must take denominator of

to find

effective resistance, not the value of fraction itself

(potential divider formula)
voltage supplied by power source
e.m.f of power supply
resistor to find the p.d. across
effective resistance of circuit

(finding total current)

secondary output voltage
primary input voltage
number of turns on secondary coil
number of turns on primary coil
(

(power loss formula)