Iona Prep Physics Constants

 

(Numbers in parentheses indicate one standard deviation in uncertainties in final digits.

Name Symbol Value
Gravitational constant G 6.67259(85)x10-11 N*m2/kg2
Acceleration due to gravity g 9.81 m/s2
Speed of light in a vacuum c 2.99792458x108 m/sec
Speed of sound at STP - 3.31x102m/s
Mass-energy relationship - 1 amu = 9.3149432(28) x102Mev
Mass of the Earth - 5.97x1024kg
Mass of the Moon - 7.35x1022kg
Mean radius of the earth - 6.38 x106m
Mean radius of the Moon - 1.74 x106m
Mean distance from Earth to Moon - 3.84 x108m
Electrostatic constant k 9.0x109 N*m2/C2
Charge of the electron (1 elementary charge) - 1.60217733(49) x10-19C
One Coulomb C 6.25 x1018elementary charges
Electronvolt eV 1.60217733x10-19J
Planck's Constant h 6.6260755(40) x10-34 J*s
Rest mass of the electron me 9.1093897(54) x10 -31kg
Rest mass of the proton mp 1.6726231(10) x10-27kg
Rest mass of the neutron mn 1.6749286(10) x10-27 kg


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