Constants Used In PrepChem1 Constants Used In This Book (experimental values, i.e. subject to measurement error)
Constant Value Units Usage
nAv 6.0221×1023 particles Avogadro's number
R 0.08206 L·atm/K·mol ideal gas constant
R 8.3145 J/K·mol ideal gas constant
R 1.9872 cal/K·mol ideal gas constant
Vm 22.414 L/mol ideal gas law @ 0°C
Vm 24.465 L/mol ideal gas law @ 25°C
c 2.9979×108 m/s speed of light
g 9.80665 m/s2 standard gravity
h 6.6261×10-34 kg·m2/s Planck's constant
a0 5.2918×10-11 m Bohr radius
k 1.3807×10-23 J/K Boltzmann's constant
C 6.2415×1018 e Coulomb's Law
F 96485 C/mol Faraday's constant
R 1.097×107 m-1 Rydberg constant
RH 2.18×10-18 J Rydberg constant of hydrogen
amu 1.6605×10-27 kg atomic mass unit
mass e-, e+ 9.1094×10-31 kg elementary particle
mass p+ 1.6726×10-27 kg elementary particle
mass n0 1.6749×10-27 kg elementary particle
charge e 1.6022×10-19 C elementary particle
energy En 931.5 MeV elementary particle
Nernst factor 0.0592 --- Nernst equation
Kw 1.0×10-14 --- autoionization constant of water
Ka,H2O 1.8×10-16 --- acidity constant of water


Unit Conversion Factors (by definition, i.e. not subject to measurement error)
0 °C = 273.15 K
1 foot = 12 inches
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 mile = 1.609 km
1 Å = 1×10-10 m
1 cal = 4.184 J
1 Cal = 1000 cal
1 eV = 1.602×10-19 J
1 eV = 96.485 kJ/mol
1 L·atm = 101.3 J
1 lb = 453.6 g
1 kg = 2.205 lbs
1 gal = 3.785 L
1 N = 1 kg·m/s2
1 J = 1 N·m
1 Pa = 1 N/m2
1 atm = 14.7 psi
1 atm = 760 mmHg
1 atm = 760 torr
1 atm = 1.01325 bar
1 atm = 1.01325×105 Pa
1 D = 3.34×10-30 C·m
1 Ci = 3.7×1010 s-1
1 Gy = 1 J/kg
1 Gy = 100 rad
1 R = 2.58×10-4 C/kg
1 yr = 365 d*


Mathematical Constants (infinite precision)
π = 3.14159265359
e = 2.71828182846
ln(2) = 0.69314718056
ln(10) = 2.30258509299


Standard Conditions
STP (standard temperature and pressure) = 0°C and 1 atm
SATP (standard ambient temperature and pressure) = 25°C and 1 bar


* 1 solar or tropical year equals 365.242 days, but unless otherwise indicated, 1 year is defined as 365 days.