PHY 2140 Formula Sheet

Constants
c
0
0
|e|
me
mp
E1
a0
C
R
r0
1u
h

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
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=

2.99 108 m/s

8.85 1012 C2/N m2
4 107 T m/A
1.60 1019 C
9.11 1031 kg
1.67 1027 kg
13.6 eV (Hydrogen)
52.9 pm
2.426 pm
1.097 107 m1
1.2 fm
1.66 1027 kg
6.626 1034 J s
4.136 1015 eV s

Useful

A(sphere) =
A(cylinder) =
V (sphere) =
V (cylinder) =
x =
W = K,
vc = r,
f=

Chapter 16

1
=
,
T
2

F = qE
1
k|Q1 Q2|
,
k
=
|F| =
r2
40
k|Q|
(point charge)
|E| =
r2
Q
|E| =
(parallel plate)
0 A
Qenc
E = EA cos =
0

Chapter 17

UE = qV
kQ
kQ1Q2
,
V =
UE =
r
r
V = Ed (constant E)
formulas
0 A
Q = CV,
C=
d
4r2
1
1
Q2
UC = QV = CV 2 =
2rh (no endcaps)
2
2
2C
1
4 3
uE = 0 E 2
r
2
3
2
r h
1
vix t + ax t2
Chapter 18
2
Wcons = U
= 0 (1 + T )
v2
ac =
= 2r
L
r
V
=
IR,
R
=
2
A
X
k=

Reff =
Ri (series)
1

1
(parallel)
Ri
V 2
2
P = IV = I R =
R
t/
e
,
= RC
IC (t) =
R
1
=
Reff

Chapter 21

I0
Irms =
2
1
Pave = I00 = Irmsrms
2
VC = IXC ,
VL = IXL ,

Chapter 19
|FB | = qvB sin (particle)
|FB | = ILB sin (wire)
0 I
|B| =
(wire)
2r
0 I
|B| =
(center of loop)
2R
0 N I
(solenoid)
|B| =
L
= N IAB sin
|E|
v =
(velocity selector)
|B|

Chapter 22

N221 = MI1 ,
Lsol
VL

2 = M

0 r2 N 2
=
l
I
L
= L , =
t
R

c
n
c = f
2
Brms
=
0

1
,
0 0
|E| = c|B|,
c =

2
hui = 0 Erms

v=

Pave
= chui
A
It = I0 cos2 (pol)
I0
(unpol)
It =
2v
u
u 1 + v/c
u
fobs = fs t
fs (1 + v/c)
1 v/c
I =

Chapter 20
M = vBL
(t) = N AB sin(t)
B = AB cos
B
= N
t

1
C
XL = L
XC =

I1
t

nf = 1 Lyman
nf = 2 Balmer
nf = 3 Paschen

Chapter 23
ni sin i = nt sin t !
nt
c = sin1
ni !
nt
B = tan1
ni
1
1 1
=
+
f
p q
q
h
=
m =
h
p

Chapter 28
h
=
xpx

Chapter 25
Itot =
l =
lconst =
ldest =
a sin min =
a sin()

En =

I1 + I2 2 I1 I2
d sin
m
!
1

m+
2
m
1.22

|L| =
0 l
l ml
Sz =

h
h
, =
2
p
h

Et
2
2
2 2
2L
nh
,

=
n
8mL2
n
q
l(l + 1)h, Lz = ml h

n1
+l
h

ms h
=
2

Chapter 29

Chapter 27

r = r0 A1/3
Prob. of decay
=
time
N
= N
R =
t
N (t) = N0 et
ln 2
T1/2 =

E = hf (Blackbody)
Kmax = hf
h
h
p =
, C =

me c

= C (1 cos )
Hydrogen :
E1
rn = n2 a0
En =
2
n

1
1
1
= R 2 2

nf
ni
3