Physics Ontology

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Mechanics

Volume

Extent of a three-dimensional region.

SI unit

cubic metre (m³)

Dimension: [ L3 ][\,L^3\,]

Other units

  • cubic metre (m³)
  • litre (L)×1.00e-3

Order of magnitude

How values of volume span the physical world (in m³, log scale).

Water molecule
3.00 × 10-29 m³
Drinking glass
3.00 × 10-4 m³
Earth
1.08 × 1021 m³
Lower limit10-30 m³Upper limit1033 m³

Appears in 3 equations

Density
ρ=mV\rho = \dfrac{m}{V}
Ideal Gas Law
pV=nRTp V = n R T
Ideal Gas Law (Boltzmann form)
pV=NkBTpV = Nk_BT

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