Physical Quantities

Edexcel AS-level PhysicsTopic 1 of 114 lessons

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1. Base Quantities and UnitsThe quantities which we can measure directly or indirectly are known as physical quantities.
2. Derived Quantities and UnitsDerived quantities are the quantities that can be derived from one or more base quantities and have associated units.
3. Power Prefixestera 1012 giga 109 mega 106 kilo 103 deci 10-1 centi 10-2 milli 10-3 micro 10-6 nano 10-9 pico 10-12 femto 10-15 A prefix is placed in front of a…
4. Orders of MagnitudeThe following approximate sizes give an idea of orders of magnitude. wavelength u.v.

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