CHEM 124 (Module 1)

FORMULAS:
−10
1 Å (Angstrom) = 10 m
−12
p (Pico) = 10
−9
n (Nano) = 10
−6
u (Micro) = 10
−3
m (Milli) = 10
−2
c (Centi) = 10
−1
d (Deci) = 10
3
k (KIlo) = 10
6
M (Mega) = 10
9
G (Giga) = 10
12
T (Tera) = 10

EXAMPLES:
−12
1 pm = 10 m
1 m = 100 cm
1 in = 2.54 cm
−9
1 ng = 10 g
12
1 Tbytes = 10 bytes
6
1 ML = 10 L

3
Volume = 𝑚
3
Density = kg/𝑚
−1
Speed or Velocity = m/s or 𝑚𝑠
2
Force = N = kg-m/𝑠
2 2
Joule = kg-𝑚 /𝑠

LENGTH:
1 ft = 12 in
1 mile = 1.609 km = 5280 ft
3 ft = 1 yd
1 m = 3.28 ft.
MASS:
1 kg = 2.205 lb
1 lb = 16 oz
1000 kg = 1 MT (Metric ton)
−27
1 atomic mass unit (amu) = 1.66 × 10 kg

AREA FORMULAS:
2
Area of Square = 𝑠
Area of Rectangle = lw
2
Area of Circle = π𝑟
1
Area of Triangle = 2
bh

VOLUME FORMULAS:
3
Volume of Cube = 𝑠
Volume of Rectangular Parallelepiped = lwh
2
Volume of Cylinder = π𝑟 ℎ
1 2
Volume of Cone = 3
π𝑟 ℎ

TEMPERATURE:
°𝑅 = °𝐹 + 460
5
°𝐶 = 9
(°𝐹 - 32)
9
°𝐹 = 5
(°𝐶) + 32
K = °𝐶 + 273

TIME:
1 hr = 60 min
1 week = 7 days
1 min = 60 sec
1 day = 24 hrs

VOLUME:
3
1 L = 1000 cc = 1000 mL = 1000 𝑐𝑚
3
1 mL = 1 𝑐𝑚
1 gal = 3.785 L
1 L = 1.06 quarts
PRESSURE:
2
1 Pa = N/𝑚
5
1 bar = 1.0 Pa
1 atm = 760mmHg

ENERGY:
7
1 J = 10 erg
1 cal = 4.184 J
1 BTU = 1055 J
−13
1 Mega-electron volt (MeV) = 1.60 × 10 J

𝑚 𝑐𝑚
Force = mass × acceleration = kg 2 =N=g 2 = dyne
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚
Work = Force × distance = Nm = kgm 2 = J
𝑠
2
1 2 𝑚 𝑘𝑔𝑚
Kinetic Energy = 2
(mass)(𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦) = kg 2 = 2 · 𝑚 = N·m = J
𝑠 𝑠
𝑚
Potential Energy = (mass)(gravity)(height) = kg· 2 ·m - N·m = J
𝑠
Heat (q) = (mass)(specific heat)(change in temperature)

Volume = Density (p)/mass

DENSITIES OF SUBSTANCES AT 20 °𝐶 (not all included, take at your own risk):

3
Ethanol = 0.785 g/𝑐𝑚
3
Water = 1.0 g/𝑐𝑚
3
Mercury = 13.6 g/𝑐𝑚

Specific Gravity = density of the substance/density of water

SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SUBSTANCES (not all included, take at your own risk):
Water = 1.00
Benzene = 0.880
Acetic Acid = 1.05

BONUS FORMULAS:
Area = volume/thickness
Speed = flow rate/cross-sectional area