Chemistry
Table of Physical Constants
Commonly Used Constants
From Todd Helmenstine
Need a value for a fundamental physical constant? Typically, these values are learned only on the short term as you are introduced to them and
forgotten as soon as the test or task is finished. When they are needed again, constant searching through the textbook is one way to find the
information again. A better way would be to us this handy reference table.
Constant Symbol Value
acceleration due to gravity g 9.8 m s -2
atomic mass unit amu, mu or u 1.66 x10 -27 kg
Avogadro's Number N 6.022 x 10 23 mol-1
Bohr radius a0 0.529 x 10 -10 m
Boltzmann constant k 1.38 x 10 -23 J K-1
electron charge to mass ratio -e/me -1.7588 x 10 11 C kg -1
electron classical radius re 2.818 x 10 -15 m
2
electron mass energy (J) me c 8.187 x 10 -14 J
electron mass energy (MeV) me c2 0.511 MeV
electron rest mass me 9.109 x 10 -31 kg
Faraday constant F 9.649 x 10 4 C mol-1
fine-structure constant α 7.297 x 10 -3
gas constant R 8.314 J mol-1 K-1
gravitational constant G 6.67 x 10 -11 Nm2 kg -2
neutron mass energy (J) mn c2 1.505 x 10 -10 J
2
neutron mass energy (MeV) mn c 939.565 MeV
neutron rest mass mn 1.675 x 10 -27 kg
neutron-electron mass ratio mn /me 1838.68
neutron-proton mass ratio mn /mp 1.0014
permeability of a vacuum μ0 4π x 10 -7 N A-2
permittivity of a vacuum ε0 8.854 x 10 -12 F m-1
Planck constant h 6.626 x 10 -34 J s
proton mass energy (J) mp c2 1.503 x 10 -10 J
2
proton mass energy (MeV) mp c 938.272 MeV
proton rest mass mp 1.6726 x 10 -27 kg
proton-electron mass ratio mp /me 1836.15
Rydberg constant r∞ 1.0974 x 10 7 m-1
speed of light in vacuum C 2.9979 x 10 8 m/s
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