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Physics Constants Reference Guide

This document lists various physical constants from cgs units along with their standard symbols and values. It includes constants like the Boltzmann constant, elementary charge, speeds of light, masses of subatomic particles, Planck's constant, gravitational constant, radiation constants, and others. All constants have standardized units for measurements in physics and chemistry.

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Physics Constants Reference Guide

This document lists various physical constants from cgs units along with their standard symbols and values. It includes constants like the Boltzmann constant, elementary charge, speeds of light, masses of subatomic particles, Planck's constant, gravitational constant, radiation constants, and others. All constants have standardized units for measurements in physics and chemistry.

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PHYSICAL CONSTANTS (cgs)7

Physical Quantity Symbol Value Units

Boltzmann constant k 1.3807 × 10−16 erg/deg (K)


Elementary charge e 4.8032 × 10−10 statcoulomb
(statcoul)
Electron mass me 9.1094 × 10−28 g
Proton mass mp 1.6726 × 10−24 g
Gravitational constant G 6.6726 × 10−8 dyne-cm2 /g2
Planck constant h 6.6261 × 10−27 erg-sec
h̄ = h/2π 1.0546 × 10−27 erg-sec
Speed of light in vacuum c 2.9979 × 1010 cm/sec
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Proton/electron mass mp /me 1.8362 × 10
ratio
Electron charge/mass e/me 5.2728 × 1017 statcoul/g
ratio
2π 2 me4
Rydberg constant R∞ = 1.0974 × 105 cm−1
ch3
Bohr radius a0 = h̄ /me2
2
5.2918 × 10−9 cm
2 −17
Atomic cross section πa0 8.7974 × 10 cm2
Classical electron radius re = e2 /mc2 2.8179 × 10−13 cm
Thomson cross section (8π/3)re 2 6.6525 × 10−25 cm2
Compton wavelength of h/me c 2.4263 × 10−10 cm
electron h̄/me c 3.8616 × 10−11 cm
Fine-structure constant α = e2 /h̄c 7.2974 × 10−3
α−1 137.04
First radiation constant c1 = 2πhc2 3.7418 × 10−5 erg-cm2 /sec
Second radiation c2 = hc/k 1.4388 cm-deg (K)
constant
Stefan-Boltzmann σ 5.6705 × 10−5 erg/cm2 -
constant sec-deg4
Wavelength associated λ0 1.2398 × 10−4 cm
with 1 eV

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Physical Quantity Symbol Value Units

Frequency associated ν0 2.4180 × 1014 Hz


with 1 eV
Wave number associated k0 8.0655 × 103 cm−1
with 1 eV
Energy associated with 1.6022 × 10−12 erg
1 eV
Energy associated with 1.9864 × 10−16 erg
1 cm−1
Energy associated with 13.606 eV
1 Rydberg
Energy associated with 8.6174 × 10−5 eV
1 deg Kelvin
Temperature associated 1.1604 × 104 deg (K)
with 1 eV
Avogadro number NA 6.0221 × 1023 mol−1
Faraday constant F = NA e 2.8925 × 1014 statcoul/mol
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Gas constant R = NA k 8.3145 × 10 erg/deg-mol
Loschmidt’s number n0 2.6868 × 1019 cm−3
(no. density at STP)
Atomic mass unit mu 1.6605 × 10−24 g
Standard temperature T0 273.15 deg (K)
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Atmospheric pressure p0 = n0 kT0 1.0133 × 10 dyne/cm2
Pressure of 1 mm Hg 1.3332 × 103 dyne/cm2
(1 torr)
Molar volume at STP V0 = RT0 /p0 2.2414 × 104 cm3
Molar weight of air Mair 28.971 g
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calorie (cal) 4.1868 × 10 erg
Gravitational g 980.67 cm/sec2
acceleration

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