Appendix D: Fundamental Physical Constants
Appendix D: Fundamental Physical Constants
| Fundamental Physical Constants | |
|---|---|
| Name and Symbol | Value |
| atomic mass unit (amu) | 1.6605402  10−27 kg |
| Avogadro’s number | 6.02214076 1023 mol−1 |
| Boltzmann’s constant (k) | 1.380649 10−23 J K−1 |
| charge-to-mass ratio for electron (e/me) | 1.75881962 1011 C kg−1 |
| 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−1 |
| gas constant (R) | 8.205784 10−2 L atm mol−1 K−1 = 8.314510 J mol−1 K−1 |
| molar volume of an ideal gas, 1 atm, 0 °C | 22.41409 L mol–1 |
| molar volume of an ideal gas, 1 bar, 0 °C | 22.71108 L mol–1 |
| 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−1 |