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Useful Physics Constants

Quantity Symbol Value Units
Avogadro's Number NA 6.0221367e23 mol-1
Boltzmann's Constant k 1.380658e-23 J/K
Electron Charge Magnitude e 1.60217733e-19 C
Mass of Electron me 9.1093897e-31 kg
Mass of Neutron mn 1.6749286e-27 kg
Mass of Proton mp 1.6726231e-27 kg
Permeability of Free Space muo 4 pi 1.0e-7 T m/A
Permittivity of Free Space epso 8.854187817e-12 (C/m)2N
Planck's Constant h 6.62606891e-34 J s
Rydberg Constant R 1.097e7 m-1
Speed of Light in Vacuum c 2.99792458e8 m/s
Universal Gravitational Constant G 6.67259e-11 N (m/kg)2
Multiplicative Conversions
Parameter From To Factor
Length in cm 2.54
ft m 0.3048
mi ft 5280
m ft 3.281
km mi 0.6214
angstrom m 1.0e-10
Mass slug kg 14.59
kg grams 1000
amu kg 1.6605e-27
Time day min 1440
day hr 24
day sec 8.64e4
yr days 365.24
yr sec 3.156e7
Speed mi/hr km/hr 1.609
mi/hr ft/s 1.467
mi/hr m/s 0.4470
km/hr mi/hr 0.6214
km/hr m/s 0.2778
km/hr ft/s 0.9113
Force lb N 4.448
N dyne 1.0e5
N lb 0.2248
J ft lb 0.7376
J erg 1.0e7
kcal J 4186
Btu J 1055
kWh J 3.6e6
eV J 1.602e-19
Power hp ft lb/s 550
hp W 745.7
W ft lb/s 0.7376
Pressure Pa N/m2 1
Pa lb/in2 1.450e-4
lb/in2 Pa 6.895e3
atm Pa 1.013e5
atm bar 1.013
atm lb/in2 14.70
atm torr 760
Volume liter m3 1.0e-3
liter cm3 1000
liter ft3 0.03531
ft3 m3 0.02832
ft3 U.S. gallons 7.481
U.S.gallon m3 3.785e-3
U.S. gallons ft3 0.1337
Angle radian degree 57.30
degree radian 0.01745


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