Constants Used In BLB12 Constants Used In This Book (experimental values, i.e. subject to measurement error)
Constant Value Units Usage
amu or m 1.660538782 × 10-27 kg atomic mass unit
NA or nAv 6.02214179 × 1023 mol-1 Avogadro's number
k or kB 1.3806504 × 10-23 J/K Boltzmann's constant
C 6.241509629 × 1018 e Coulomb's constant
e or q 1.602176487 × 10-19 C elementary charge
me 9.10938215 × 10-31 kg elementary mass of an electron
me 5.48579909 × 10-4 amu elementary mass of an electron
mn 1.674927211 × 10-27 kg elementary mass of a neutron
mn 1.008664916 amu elementary mass of a neutron
mp 1.672621637 × 10-27 kg elementary mass of a proton
mp 1.007276467 amu elementary mass of a proton
F 9.64853399 × 104 C/mol Faraday's constant
R 8.314472 J/mol·K gas constant
R 0.08205746 L·atm/mol·K gas constant
Kw 1.01 × 10-14 ion-product constant for water at 25°C
0.0592 V Nernst factor at 25°C
h 6.62606896 × 10-34 J·s Planck's constant
R 1.096776 × 107 m-1 Rydberg constant
c 2.99792458 × 108 m/s speed of light
g0 9.80665 m/s2 standard gravity


Unit Conversion Factors (by definition, i.e. not subject to measurement error)
Energy
1 cal = 4.184 J
1 eV = 1.602 × 10-19 J
1 L·atm = 101.325 J
1 Btu = 1055 J
Length
1 mi = 1760 yd
1 mi = 5280 ft
1 yd = 3 ft
1 ft = 12 in
1 m = 1.0936 yd
1 mi = 1.6093 km
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 Å = 10-10 m
Mass
1 lb = 453.59 g
1 kg = 2.2046 lb
1 lb = 16 oz
1 ton = 2000 lb
1 metric ton (t) = 103 kg
Pressure
1 atm = 1.01325 × 105 Pa
1 atm = 1.01325 bar
1 atm = 760 mmHg
1 atm = 760 torr
1 atm = 14.70 lb/in2 (psi)
1 bar = 105 Pa
1 Pa = 1 N/m2
Radioactivity
1 Ci = 3.7 × 1010 Bq
Temperature
0 K = -273.15 °C
0 °C = 273.15 K
0 K = -459.67 °F
tf °F = 5/9(tf – 32) °C
tc °C = 9/5(tc) + 32 °F
Time
1 calendar year = 365 d
1 solar year = 365.242 d
Volume
1 L = 1.0567 qt
1 gal = 3.7854 L
1 gal = 4 qt
1 qt = 2 pt
1 pt = 16 fl. oz.
1 gal = 231 in3
1 cm3 = 1 mL
1 m3 = 103 L


Mathematical Constants (infinite precision)
π = 3.14159265359
e = 2.71828182846
ln(2) = 0.69314718056
ln(10) = 2.30258509299


Standard Conditions
STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure) = 0°C and 1 atm
SATP (Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure) = 25°C and 1 atm
TSS (Thermodynamic Standard State) = 25°C, 1 atm, 1 M