Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry Third Edition (ISBN 978-0-85404-433-7), also known as the Green Book, published in Aug 2007 by IUPAC is based on the most up to date sources for fundamental constants, data and nomenclature in the field of chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

 and physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

. Information in the Green book is synthesized from IUPAC, IUPAP and ISO recommendations including in part on the IUPAP red book and the ISO 31

ISO 31

International Standard ISO 31 was the most widely respected style guide for the use of physical quantities and units of measurement, and formulas involving them, in scientific and educational documents worldwide...

 standards.

The second edition of Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry (ISBN 0-632-03583-8), also known as the Green Book, establishing standards for nomenclature in chemistry.

The green books are direct successors to the "Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units" prepared for publication on behalf of the Physical Chemistry Division of IUPAC by M. L. McGlashen in 1969. A full history of the 'Green Books" is provided in the historical Introduction to the 3rd Edition. The 2nd and 3rd editions have been made available online as PDF files. External Links (below).

See also

• Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
  Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
  Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, commonly referred to by chemists as the Blue Book is a collection of recommendations on organic chemical nomenclature published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry...
  
  (the Blue Book)
• Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry
  Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry
  Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, by chemists commonly referred to as the Red Book, is a collection of recommendations on inorganic chemical nomenclature. It is published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry...
  
  (the Red Book)
• Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the Gold Book)
• Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature
  Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature
  The Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature is a book published by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry containing internationally accepted definitions for terms in analytical chemistry...
  
  (the Orange Book)

External links

• "Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry", IUPAC Green Book, 3rd Edition ( E.R. Cohen, T. Cvitas, J.G. Frey, B. Holmström, K. Kuchitsu, R. Marquardt, I. Mills, F. Pavese, M. Quack, J. Stohner, H.L. Strauss, M. Takami, and A.J. Thor, "Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry", IUPAC Green Book, 3rd Edition, 2nd Printing, IUPAC & RSC Publishing, Cambridge (2008))
• 2nd edition
• IUPAC Nomenclature Books Series (commonly known as the "Colour Books")
• IUPAP Official Website