PHY.K02UF Molecular and Solid State Physics

Physical Constants

Quantity

Symbol

Value

Units

electron charge

e

1.60217733 × 10-19

C

speed of light 

c

2.99792458 × 108

 m/s

Planck's constant

h

6.6260755 × 10-34

J s 

reduced Planck's constant

1.05457266 × 10-34

J s

Boltzmann's constant

 kB

1.380658 × 10-23

J/K

Gravitational constant

G

6.6726 × 10-11

N m2/kg2

Acceleration of gravity
at earth's surface

g

9.807

m/s2

electron mass

me

9.1093897 × 10-31

kg 

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

σ

5.67051 × 10-8

W m-2 K-4

Bohr radius

a0

0.529177249 × 10-10

m

proton mass

mp

1.6726231 × 10-27

kg

neutron mass

mn

1.6749286 × 10-27

kg

atomic mass constant

mu

1.6605402 × 10-27

kg

permeability of vacuum

μ0

4π × 10-7

N A-2

permittivity of vacuum

ε0

8.854187817 × 10-12

F m-1

Coulomb constant

k

8.98755 × 109

m F-1

Avogado's constant

NA

6.0221367 × 1023

mol-1

π ≈ 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197

Fundamental Physical Constants (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
SI units
Measurement uncertainty