Common Physico-Chemical Constants

Science Manual

NameValue
Avogadro's Number6.02217 E23 things/mole
Planck's Constant6.6260755 E-34 Js
1 atmosphere (atm) 101325 Pascals (Pa) = 101.325 kPa = 760 mm of Hg = 760 Torr = 1.01325 bar
1 mol of any gas at STP22.4 L (0C, 1 atm)
1 mol of any gas at SATP24.8 L (25C, 1 atm)
Ideal Gas Law Constant (R) 0.0821 L atm/mol/K = 8.31430 L kPa /mol/K = 8.31441 J/mol/K
1 calorie (cal)4.184 J
1 Cal1 kcal = 1000 calories
1 atomic mass unit (amu)1.6605665 E-24 g
1 tonne(t)1000 kg = 1 Mg
Speed of light in a vacuum299792458 m/s (3.0 E8 m/s)
Rest mass of an electron (m_e)0.000548712 u = 9.1093897 E-28 g
Rest mass of a proton (m_p)1.00727605 u = 1.67262305 E-24 g
Rest mass of a neutron (m_n)1.008665 u = 1.674954 E-24 g
1 kiloWattHour(kWh)3.6 MJ
1 Joule(J)1 kg m^2 /s^2 = 1.0 E7 erg
1 Coulomb(C)6.24 E18/e
Electronic charge1.60217733 E-19 C
1 Ampere(A)1 Coulomb/s
1 Volt(V)1 J/C = 96.5 kJ/mole
1 electron volt (eV)1.60219 E-19 J
Faraday's Constantt96486.7 C/mole/e
Boltzmann's constant1.38 E-23 joule/K
Volume of perfect gases at 0C and 1 atm0.0224 m^3
Magnetic momentum of electron9.28 E-32 joule-m^2/weber
Wavelength of electron(Compton)2.43 E-12 m
Density of dry air at 0C and 1 atm1.293 Kg/m^3
Constant of the perfect gasesR = 1.98 cal/mole-K = 8.32 joules/mole-K
Boiling point of water373.15K, 100.0C, 212.0F
Freezing point of water273.15K, 0.0C, 32.0F
Triple point of water273.16K, 0.01C, 32.018F
NameValue
Pi 3. 141592653589793238462643383279502884197 1693993751058209749445923078164062862
e (Euler Number or Napier's Constant) 2. 71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995
Golden Ratio1. 618033988749894
Euler constant or gamma constant0. 5772156649015328
Catalan constant0. 9159655941772190
Glaisher-Kinkelin constant1. 282427129100622
Lengyel constant1. 098685805525187
Fibonacci factorial constant1. 226742010720353
Champernowne number0. 1234567891011121
Conway constant1. 303577269034296
Porter's constant1. 467078079433975
Niven Constant1. 705211140105367
Khintchine Harmonic Constant1. 745405662407346
Tribonacci Constant1. 839286755214161
Lemniscate constant or Gauss constant2. 622057554292119
Bernstein constant0. 2801694990238691
Fransen-Robinson constant2. 807770242028519
Artin constant0. 3739558136192022
Twin primes constant0. 6601618158468695
Laplace Limit constant0. 6627434193491815
Euler-Mascheroni Constant0. 577215664901533
Apery's constant1. 20205690315959
Madelung constant-1.747564595
Brun's Constant1. 9021605820
Wilbraham-Gibbs Constant1. 8519370519824661704
Prefix Symbol Factor
yottaY1.0 E24
zettaZ1.0 E21
exaE1.0 E18
petaP1.0 E15
teraT1.0 E12
gigaG1.0 E9
megaM1.0 E6
kilok1.0 E3
hectoh1.0 E2
dekada1.0 E1
decid1.0 E-1
centic1.0 E-2
millim1.0 E-3
micro 1.0 E-6
nanon1.0 E-9
picop1.0 E-12
femtof1.0 E-15
attoa1.0 E-18
zeptoz1.0 E-21
yoctay1.0 E-24
GasDensity
Dry Air1.2929(g/L)
Ammonia0.771(g/L)
Carbon Dioxide1.977(g/L)
Carbon Monoxide1.25(g/L)
Chlorine3.214(g/L)
Dinitrogen Monoxide1.977(g/L)
Ethyne (Acetylene)1.171(g/L)
Helium0.1785(g/L)
Hydrogen0.0899(g/L)
Hydrogen Chloride1.639(g/L)
Hydrogen Chloride1.539(g/L)
Methane0.716(g/L)
Nitrogen1.251(g/L)
Nitrogen Monoxide1.340(g/L)
Oxygen1.429(g/L)
Sulphur Dioxid2.927(g/L)
Radiation Wavelength Frequency Energy
Cosmic rays3 E-14(m)1 E22(1/s)6.6 E-12(J)
Gamma rays3 E-12(m) 1 E20(1/s) 6.6 E-14(J)
X-rays3 E-10(m)1 E18(1/s)6.6 E-16(J)
Ultraviolet3 E-8(m)1 E16(1/s)6.6 E-18(J)
Visible Violet4.0 E-7(m)7.5 E14(1/s)5.0 E-19(J)
Visible Indigo4.3 E-7(m)7.0 E14(1/s)9.5 E-19(J)
Visible Blue4.5 E-7(m)6.6 E14(1/s)4.4 E-19(J)
Visible Green5.0 E-7(m)6.0 E14(1/s)4.0 E-19(J)
Visible Yellow5.65 E-7(m)5.3 E14(1/s)3.5 E-19(J)
Visible Orange5.75 E-7(m)5.2 E14(1/s)3.45 E-19(J)
Visible Red6.75 E-7(m)4.4 E14(1/s)2.9 E-19(J)
Infrared3 E-6(m)1 E14(1/s)6.6 E-20(J)
Microwaves3 E-4(m)1 E126.6 E-22(J)
Radar3 E-2(m)1 E106.6 E-24(J)
FM, VHF, UHF3 E0(m)1 E86.6 E-26(J)
AM, Shortwave3 E2(m)1 E66.6 E-29(J)