Constants
Physical Constant Symbol Value
Acceleration due to Earth's gravity g 9.8 m/s2
Coulomb's law constant k 9.0 x 109 Nm2/C2
Elementary Charge e 1.6 x 10-19 C
Electron rest mass me 9.11 x 10-31 kg
Gravitational constant G 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2
Proton rest mass mp 1.67 x 10-27 kg
Speed of light in a vacuum c 3.00 x 108 m/s
Speed of sound in air at STP 331 m/s

Index of Refraction for Common Substances
Air 1.00
Alcohol 1.36
Corn Oil 1.47
Diamond 2.42
Glass, Crown 1.52
Glass, Flint 1.61
Glycerol 1.47
Quartz, Fused 1.46
Water 1.33