Greek Alphabet
Reference data and engineering information about greek alphabet for chemistry applications.
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Overview
Engineering reference data for Greek Alphabet in chemistry.
Key Formulas
Ideal Gas Law
Pressure × Volume = moles × gas constant × temperature.
Molarity
Moles of solute per liter of solution.
pH
Measure of acidity.
Variables
| Symbol | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure | Pa | |
| Volume | m³ | |
| Moles | mol | |
| Gas constant | 8.314 J/(mol·K) |
Scientific and Engineering Usage
18 rows
Character | Symbol | Typically Used For |
|---|---|---|
| alpha | α | Angles, angular acceleration |
| beta | β | Angles, coefficients |
| gamma | γ | Shear strain, kinematic viscosity |
| delta | δ | Differences, damping coefficient |
| epsilon | ε | Linear strain |
| eta | η | Dynamic viscosity, efficiency |
| theta | θ | Angles, temperature |
| kappa | κ | Compressibility of fluids |
| lambda | λ | Wavelength, thermal conductivity |
| mu | μ | Coefficient of friction, dynamic viscosity, Poisson's ratio |
| nu | ν | Kinematic viscosity |
| pi | π | Mathematical constant (3.14159...) |
| rho | ρ | Density |
| sigma | σ | Normal stress, standard deviation |
| tau | τ | Shear stress |
| phi | φ | Angles, flow rate, potential energy |
| psi | ψ | Gears helix angle |
| omega | ω | Angular velocity, solid angle |
Source: engineeringtoolbox.com
HTML and Web Usage
24 rows
Name | Entity | Decimal | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha (Α) | andAlpha; | and#913; | and#x391; |
| Beta (Β) | andBeta; | and#914; | and#x392; |
| Gamma (Γ) | andGamma; | and#915; | and#x393; |
| Delta (Δ) | andDelta; | and#916; | and#x394; |
| Epsilon (Ε) | andEpsilon; | and#917; | and#x395; |
| Zeta (Ζ) | andZeta; | and#918; | and#x396; |
| Eta (Η) | andEta; | and#919; | and#x397; |
| Theta (Θ) | andTheta; | and#920; | and#x398; |
| Iota (Ι) | andIota; | and#921; | and#x399; |
| Kappa (Κ) | andKappa; | and#922; | and#x39A; |
| Lambda (Λ) | andLambda; | and#923; | and#x39B; |
| Mu (Μ) | andMu; | and#924; | and#x39C; |
| Nu (Ν) | andNu; | and#925; | and#x39D; |
| Xi (Ξ) | andXi; | and#926; | and#x39E; |
| Omicron (Ο) | andOmicron; | and#927; | and#x39F; |
| Pi (Π) | andPi; | and#928; | and#x3A0; |
| Rho (Ρ) | andRho; | and#929; | and#x3A1; |
| Sigma (Σ) | andSigma; | and#931; | and#x3A3; |
| Tau (Τ) | andTau; | and#932; | and#x3A4; |
| Upsilon (Υ) | andUpsilon; | and#933; | and#x3A5; |
| Phi (Φ) | andPhi; | and#934; | and#x3A6; |
| Chi (Χ) | andChi; | and#935; | and#x3A7; |
| Psi (Ψ) | andPsi; | and#936; | and#x3A8; |
| Omega (Ω) | andOmega; | and#937; | and#x3A9; |
Source: engineeringtoolbox.com
25 rows
Name | Entity | Decimal | Hex |
|---|---|---|---|
| alpha (α) | andalpha; | and#945; | and#x3B1; |
| beta (β) | andbeta; | and#946; | and#x3B2; |
| gamma (γ) | andgamma; | and#947; | and#x3B3; |
| delta (δ) | anddelta; | and#948; | and#x3B4; |
| epsilon (ε) | andepsilon; | and#949; | and#x3B5; |
| zeta (ζ) | andzeta; | and#950; | and#x3B6; |
| eta (η) | andeta; | and#951; | and#x3B7; |
| theta (θ) | andtheta; | and#952; | and#x3B8; |
| iota (ι) | andiota; | and#953; | and#x3B9; |
| kappa (κ) | andkappa; | and#954; | and#x3BA; |
| lambda (λ) | andlambda; | and#955; | and#x3BB; |
| mu (μ) | andmu; | and#956; | and#x3BC; |
| nu (ν) | andnu; | and#957; | and#x3BD; |
| xi (ξ) | andxi; | and#958; | and#x3BE; |
| omicron (ο) | andomicron; | and#959; | and#x3BF; |
| pi (π) | andpi; | and#960; | and#x3C0; |
| rho (ρ) | andrho; | and#961; | and#x3C1; |
| final sigma (ς) | andsigmaf; | and#962; | and#x3C2; |
| sigma (σ) | andsigma; | and#963; | and#x3C3; |
| tau (τ) | andtau; | and#964; | and#x3C4; |
| upsilon (υ) | andupsilon; | and#965; | and#x3C5; |
| phi (φ) | andphi; | and#966; | and#x3C6; |
| chi (χ) | andchi; | and#967; | and#x3C7; |
| psi (ψ) | andpsi; | and#968; | and#x3C8; |
| omega (ω) | andomega; | and#969; | and#x3C9; |
Source: engineeringtoolbox.com
Additional Notes
The Greek alphabet is derived from the Phoenician alphabet and has been used to write the Greek language since the 8th century BC. For web development, Greek letters can be represented in HTML documents using:
- Entity names (e.g.,
Α) - Decimal numeric codes (e.g.,
Α) - Hexadecimal codes (e.g.,
Α)
Modern browsers render these codes natively. The legacy method of formatting a normal character with the "Symbol" font is less reliable and not recommended for contemporary web standards.