Quantities Units And Symbols In Physical Chemistry

Prepared by the IUPAC Physical Chemistry Division this definitive manual, now in its third edition, is designed to improve the exchange of scientific information among the readers in different disciplines and across different nations. This book has been systematically brought up to date and new sections added to reflect the increasing volume of scientific literature and terminology and expressions being used. The Third Edition reflects the experience of the contributors with the previous editions and the comments and feedback have been integrated into this essential resource. This edition has been compiled in machine-readable form and will be available online.

The first Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units (the Green Book) of which this is a direct successor, was published in 1969, with the objective of securing clarity and precision, and wider agreement in the use of symbols, by chemists in different countries, among physicists, chemists and engineers, and by editors of scientific journals. Subsequent editions of this book and of

The present 1993 edition is a further revision of the 1988 edition, incorporating the recent resolutions of the CGPM, the new international standards ISO-31, and new recommendations from IUPAP and from IUPAP Commissions.

A handy and accessible summary of quantities, units and symbols in physical chemistry.