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Current measures charge crossing a chosen surface per unit time.
DefinitionPhysicsElectric field and forceAn electric field assigns force per unit test charge.
DefinitionPhysicsMagnetic force on a moving chargeMagnetic force depends on charge motion relative to the field.
ModelPhysicsOhm's law and its domainA linear current-voltage relation requires suitable conditions.
Empirical findingPhysicsFirst law of thermodynamicsKeep the heat and work sign convention explicit in an energy balance.
ModelPhysicsSecond law: isolated-system entropyApply entropy increase to the whole isolated system.
ModelPhysics · ChemistryIdeal-gas equation of stateA simple gas model relates pressure, amount, volume and temperature.
ModelPhysicsPhoton energy and frequencyOne photon's energy is proportional to its frequency.
ModelPhysics · Mathematics & logicInvariant spacetime intervalLorentz transformations preserve a combined space-time separation.
ModelPhysicsNewton's third lawInteraction forces act on different bodies in equal and opposite pairs.
ModelPhysicsAngular momentum and torqueTorque changes angular momentum about a specified origin.
ModelPhysicsHydrostatic pressureStatic fluid pressure rises with depth under gravity.
ModelPhysicsArchimedes' buoyancy principleThe hydrostatic upward force equals displaced-fluid weight.
ModelPhysicsMaxwell equations in free spaceFour field equations connect electric and magnetic fields with charge and current.
ModelPhysicsSchrödinger time evolutionA quantum wavefunction evolves according to its Hamiltonian.
ModelPhysicsBorn position probabilityA normalized wavefunction assigns probabilities to position intervals.
ModelPhysics · MeasurementElementary chargeThe elementary charge has an exact SI numerical value.
DefinitionPhysics · MeasurementBoltzmann constantThe Boltzmann constant has an exact SI numerical value.
DefinitionMeasurement · Chemistry · PhysicsAvogadro constantThe mole is linked to a specified number of entities.
DefinitionMeasurement · PhysicsSI defining luminous efficacyA specified frequency fixes the photometric SI reference.
DefinitionChemistryAtoms and elemental identityThe proton count of an atomic nucleus identifies its chemical element.
DefinitionChemistryIsotopes and mass numberIsotopes share a proton count but have different neutron counts.
DefinitionChemistryPeriodic organization of the elementsAtomic-number order reveals recurring patterns in electron structure and chemical properties.
ModelChemistryChemical bondsBonding describes interactions that bind atoms into molecules or extended structures.
DefinitionChemistry · MeasurementMole and amount of substanceThe mole counts specified entities using the exact Avogadro constant.
DefinitionChemistryReaction stoichiometryBalanced coefficients relate the amounts consumed and produced by a reaction.
MethodChemistryBalancing atoms and electric chargeA chemical equation must preserve each element's atom count and the total charge.
MethodChemistryDynamic chemical equilibriumAt equilibrium, opposing reactions continue without net composition change.
ModelChemistryBrønsted acids and basesIn the Brønsted description, an acid donates a proton and a base accepts it.
DefinitionChemistryGibbs energy and thermodynamic directionGibbs-energy change distinguishes thermodynamic favourability from reaction speed.
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