Values of Constants

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Some useful constants are given here.

Quantity Symbol Value SI units
Velocity of light c 2.997925 x 108 m s-1
Elementary charge e 1.60219 x 10-19 C
Planck’s constant h 6.62620 x 10-34 J s
Reduced Planck’s constant ħ = h/ 1.05459 x 10-34 J s
Avogadro’s number NA 6.02217 x 1023 mol-1
Atomic mass unit amu 1.66053 x 10-27 kg
Electron rest mass me 9.10956 x 10-31 kg
Proton rest mass mp 1.67261 x 10-27 kg
Bohr radius ħ2/me2 r0 5.29177 x 10-11 m
Rydberg constant me4/2ħ2 Ry 2.17991 x 10-18 J
electron volt eV 1.60219 x 10-19 J
Boltzmann constant kB 1.38062 x 10-23 J K-1
Permittivity of free space ε0 107/4πc2
Permeability of free space μ0 4π 107

References: Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Ed.

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