Appendix D  Fundamental Physical Constants

 

Table D1  Fundamental Physical Constants

Name 

Symbol 

Value

  atomic mass unit

amu

1.6605402 × 10−27 kg

  Avogadro’s number

NA

6.02214076 × 1023 mol−1

  Boltzmann’s constant

k

1.380649 × 10−23 J/K

  charge-to-mass ratio for electron

e/me

1.75881962 × 1011 C/kg

  fundamental unit of charge

e

1.602176634 × 10−19 C

  electron rest mass

me

9.1093897 × 10−31 kg

  Faraday’s constant

F

9.6485309 × 104 C/mol

  gas constant

R

8.205784 × 10−2 L atm/mol K
= 8.314510 J/mol K

  molar volume of an ideal gas, 1 atm, 0°C

22.41409 L/mol

  molar volume of an ideal gas, 1 bar, 0°C

22.71108 L/mol

  neutron rest mass

mn

1.6749274 × 10−27 kg

  Planck’s constant

h

6.62607015 × 10−34 J s

  proton rest mass

mp

1.6726231 × 10−27 kg

  Rydberg constant

R

1.0973731534 × 107 m−1
= 2.1798736 × 10−18 J

  speed of light (in vacuum)

c

2.99792458 × 108 m/s

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