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SCIENCE 



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TABLE III 



Electric and Magnetic 



TABLE IV 



Thermal 



Terms of Calorlmetrlc Units 



50.934 calories per g. per ° C. 

 50.934 calories per g. per ° C. 

 O.OOOOlOSll degree 

 0.00055061 calorie 



In Terms ot C.G.S. Units 



cR 



iirE^ 



cR 



4TrE' 



10>«iJ 



47rl0'«S2 



2131600000. ergs per g. per ° C. 

 2131600000. ergs per g. per " C. 

 O.OOOOlOSll degree 

 23045. erg 



A few examples of the working of the system 

 of units follow. It has been thought best not 

 to attempt to coin names for the proposed 

 units, hence the values will be given without 

 designation unless a multiple or submultiple 

 of the fundamental unit has been used, when 

 the abbreviation of the appropriate Metric 

 prefix will be added (ju, micro-; m, milli-; c, 

 centi-; d, deci-; D, deka; H, hecto-; K, kilo-; 

 M, mega-). 



Find the capacity of a vat of length 10, width 

 5 and depth 4. Answer: 10 X 5 X 4 = 200 



Find the volume of a sphere of 1 light second 

 radius. Answer : 



|7r(10')' = fir X 10". 



Find the molecular weight of a substance, 

 a mass of 15 m of which occupies a volume of 

 12 m, at a temperature of 30 M. and a pressure 

 of 1.2 M. Answer: 



