Electrical Properties Of Materials, Seventh Edition

List of frequently used symbols and units
| Quantity | Usual symbol | Unit | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | I | ampere | A |
| Voltage | U, V | volt | V |
| Charge | q | coulomb | C |
| Capacitance | C | farad | F |
| Inductance | L | henry | H |
| Energy | E | joule | J |
| (1 eV is the electron energy change caused by 1 volt acceleration (= 1.60 10 -19 J)) | electron volt | eV | |
| Resistance | R | ohm | ? |
| Power | P | watt | W |
| Electric field | ? | volt/metre | V m -1 |
| Magnetic field | H | ampere/metre | A m -1 |
| Electric flux density | D | coulomb/(metre) 2 | C m -2 |
| Magnetic flux density | B | tesla | T |
| Frequency | f | hertz | Hz |
| Wavelength | ? | metre | m |
| Temperature | T | Kelvin | K |
List of physical constants
| Symbol | Quantity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| m | mass of electron | 9.11 10 -31 kg |
| e | charge of electron | 1.60 10 -19 C |
| e/m | charge/mass ratio of electron | 1.76 10 11 C kg -1 |
| m p | mass of proton | 1.67 10 -27 kg |
| h | Planck's constant | 6.62 10 -34 J s |
| ? | h/2 ? | 1.05 10 -34 J s |
| N | Avogadro's number | 6.02 10 26 molecules/kg mole |
| k | Boltzmann's constant | 1.38 10 -23 J K -1 8.62 10 -5 eV K -1 |
| kT | (at 293 K) | 0.025 eV 4.05 10 -21 J |
| c | velocity of light | 3.00 10 8 m s -1 |
| ? 0 | permittivity of vacuum | 8.85 10 -12 F m -1 |
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