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Units Physical quantities Physical Quantity? A physical quantity is anything measurable. Five litres of petrol is a volume of liquid. It means 5 x 1 litre Volume is a physical quantity. It is measurable, has a size e.g. 5 and a unit,

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Units

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Physical quantities

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‘Physical Quantity’?

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A physical quantity is anything measurable.

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Five litres of petrol is a volume of liquid.

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It means 5 x 1 litre

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Volume is a physical quantity.

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It is measurable, has a size e.g. 5 and a unit, e.g. litre

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All physical quantities have a magnitude (size i.e. how much) and…………

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and… a unit!

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Quick revision activity from last lesson: Spend about a minute on each one

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  • 1. How many kW are there

in 3 GW?

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Answer: (3 x 109)/103 = 3 x 106

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  • 2. How many mm are there

in 2 km?

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Answer: (2 x 103)/10-3 = 2 x 106

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  • 3. How many nm are there

in a mm?

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Answer: 10-3/10-9 = 106

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  • 4. Convert 85 km/h into m/s
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Answer: (85 x 103)/(60 x 60) = 23.6 m/s

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  • 5. How many m2 are there in

a km2 ?

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Answer: 103 x 103 = 106

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So, what physical quantities do you know already? Spend a couple of minutes listing as many as you can.

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You will have met all of these in Physics and Science Mass, Length, Time, Area, Volume, Density

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In Describing Motion Distance, Speed Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

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In Forces and Motion Force, Momentum, Impulse

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In Pressure Pressure, Volume, Temperature

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In Forces and Energy Work, Energy, Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy, Power, Efficiency

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In Thermal Physics Temperature, Specific Heat Capacity

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In Electricity Amount of Charge, Electric Current, Potential Difference, Resistance, Power

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In Atomic and Nuclear Physics Decay Rate

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All except one in the above have units. Any ideas which one?

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Efficiency is a ratio of two physical quantities with the same unit, so the units cancel out (refractive index is the same)

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We take just seven of these as base quantities

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All others come from i.e. are generated from these base or fundamental quantities. The base quantities are…

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Length

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Time

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Mass

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Temperature

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Electric Current

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Amount of Substance

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And……

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Luminous Intensity (not used in A Level Physics)

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In 1971 world’s scientists agreed on a common system

  • f units for those 7 base
  • quantities. These are….
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These are the SI units. SI = Systeme Internationale

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These are… metre for length

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second for time

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kilogram for mass

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kelvin for temperature

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ampere for electric current

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mole for amount of substance

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And…

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candela for luminous intensity

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Base Quantity SI Unit & Abbreviation Length metre, m Time second, s Mass kilogram, kg Temperature kelvin, K Electric current ampere, A Amount of substance mole, mol Luminous Intensity candela, cd

Here’s a summary

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What are other quantities called?

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Take speed. It’s defined by speed = distance/time

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Speed = distance/time The equation is derived from two base quantities. So speed is a derived quantity.

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Volume of cuboid = length x width x height Width and height are also lengths. So volume is a derived quantity.

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Density = mass/volume This is derived from a base quantity, mass and another derived quantity, volume. So density is a derived quantity.

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Any quantity that’s defined in terms of base or other derived quantities must then be a derived quantity.

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Accordingly, a derived quantity should also have units.

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This is simple. The units come from the defining equation. But first …. a quick maths recap

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A quick maths recap 1 The unit of speed is m/s This can also be written as ms-1 Why? Because m/s is m x 1/s and 1/s is the same as s-1 hence m x s-1 = ms-1

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A quick maths recap 2

The unit of acceleration is m/s2 This can also be written as ms-2 Why? Because m/s2 is m x 1/s2 and 1/s2 is the same as s-2 hence m x s-2 = ms-2

THIS COMES UP ALL THE TIME IN A LEVEL PHYSICS – YOU MUST BE CONFIDENT USING THIS TECHNIQUE

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Units of volume = unit of (length x length x length) = m x m x m = m3 Derived units……

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Units of density = unit of mass/unit of volume = kg/m3 = kgm-3

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Units of velocity = unit of displacement/unit of time = m/s = ms-1

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Units of acceleration = units of velocity/units of time = ms-1/s = ms-2

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Units of force = = units of mass x units of acceleration = kg x ms-2 = kgms-2

This looks unfamiliar as we know that force is measured in newtons, N

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Units of force = kgms-2 This looks unfamiliar as we know that force is measured in newtons, N Is 1 N same as 1 kgms-2 ? Yes, exactly. The newton is a derived unit.

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Class work Find the units of pressure in terms of the base units! (hint: start with the GCSE equation for pressure, and you will also need the base units for the Newton)

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Units of pressure = = unit of force/ unit of area = kgms-2/ m2 = kgm-1s-2

Again this looks unfamiliar as we know that pressure is measured in pascals, Pa. The pascal is another example of a derived unit.

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Class work (more difficult)

The resistance force F on a body

  • f cross sectional area A moving

at constant speed v in a fluid is given by F = kAv. Find the SI units of k in terms of base units (hint: make k the subject of the equation first).

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Answer k = F/Av Units of k = = units of force/ (units of area x units of speed) = (kgms-2) / (m2 ms-1) = kgm-2s-1

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Is there any use for these exercises?!!

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The above is an example of dimensional analysis. It uses homogeneity in physics equations. Homogeneity means uniform. A homogeneous mixture of tea with sugar will have same sugar concentration everywhere!

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Homogeneity of Equations An equation in Physics makes sense

  • nly if the left hand side (lhs)

quantity and the right hand side (rhs) quantity have the same units, AND the lhs magnitude is the same as the rhs magnitude.

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An equation in Physics makes sense only if the left hand side (lhs) quantity and the right hand side (rhs) quantity have the same units, AND the lhs magnitude is the same as the rhs magnitude.

Can 5 ms-1 = 5 s ? You can’t say a speed is the same as a time interval, can you?

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An equation in Physics makes sense only if the left hand side (lhs) quantity and the right hand side (rhs) quantity have the same units, AND the lhs magnitude is the same as the rhs magnitude.

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Thank you!