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USNCO Exams - Reference Page

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Abbreviations and Symbols

Full Name Abbreviation/Symbol
amount of substance n
ampere A
atmosphere atm
atomic mass unit u
Avogadro constant NA
Celsius temperature °C
centi– prefix c
coulomb C
density d
electromotive force E
energy of activation Ea
enthalpy H
entropy S
equilibrium constant K
Faraday constant F
free energy G
frequency ν
gas constant R
gram g
hour h
joule J
kelvin K
kilo– prefix k
liter L
measure of pressure mm Hg
milli– prefix m
molal m
molar M
molar mass M
mole mol
Planck’s constant h
pressure P
rate constant k
reaction quotient Q
second s
speed of light c
temperature, K T
time t
vapor pressure VP
volt V
volume V
year y

Constants

R = 8.314 J mol–1 K–1
R = 0.08314 L bar mol–1 K–1
F = 96,500 C mol–1
F = 96,500 J V–1 mol–1
NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol–1
h = 6.626 x 10–34 J s
c = 2.998 x 108 m s–1
0 °C = 273.15 K
1 atm = 1.013 bar = 760 mm Hg
Specific heat capacity of H2O = 4.184 J g–1 K–1

Equations

E = Eo — (RT/nF) x lnQ

lnK = (—ΔHo/R) x (1/T) + constant

ln(k2/k1) = (Ea/R) x ((1/T1) — (1/T2))

 

Periodic Table of the Elements

Periodic Table of the Elements. See a link to the accessible version below.

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