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List of Physical Constants |
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Universal gravitational constant |
G |
6.67 × 10–11 N•m2/kg2 |
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Acceleration due to gravity |
g |
9.81 m/s2 |
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Speed of light in a vacuum |
c |
3.00 × 108 m/s |
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Speed of sound in air at STP |
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3.31 |
× 102 m/s |
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Mass of Earth |
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5.98 |
× 1024 kg |
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Mass of the Moon |
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7.35 |
× 1022 kg |
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Mean radius of Earth |
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6.37 |
× 106 m |
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Mean radius of the Moon |
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1.74 |
× 106 m |
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Mean distance—Earth to the Moon |
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3.84 |
× 108 m |
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Mean distance—Earth to the Sun |
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1.50 |
× 1011 m |
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Electrostatic constant |
k |
8.99 × 109 N•m2/C2 |
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1 elementary charge |
e |
1.60 × 10–19 C |
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1 coulomb (C) |
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6.25 |
× 1018 elementary charges |
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1 electronvolt (eV) |
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1.60 |
× 10–19 J |
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Planck’s constant |
h |
6.63 × 10–34 J•s |
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1 universal mass unit (u) |
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9.31 |
× 102 MeV |
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Rest mass of the electron |
me |
9.11 × 10–31 kg |
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Rest mass of the proton |
mp |
1.67 |
× 10-27kg |
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Rest mass of the neutron |
mn |
1.67 × 10–27 kg |