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Physical Constants - INI

Physical constants are universal constants that hold true throughout nature, forming the foundation of natural sciences such as physics and chemistry. Recommended values are established by CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology), with representative examples including the speed of light, Planck constant, gravitational constant, and Avogadro constant. Following the 2019 redefinition of SI units, some constants became exact defined values.

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[item.speed-of-light]
code=c
slug=speed-of-light
name=Speed of light in vacuum
description=The propagation speed of light in vacuum.
symbol=c
uncertainty=exact
unit=m s^-1
value=299792458

[item.planck-constant]
code=h
slug=planck-constant
name=Planck constant
description=The fundamental constant of quantum mechanics.
symbol=h
uncertainty=exact
unit=J Hz^-1
value=6.62607015e-34

[item.reduced-planck-constant]
code=h-bar
slug=reduced-planck-constant
name=Reduced Planck constant
description=Planck constant divided by 2π.
symbol=ℏ
uncertainty=exact
unit=J s
value=1.054571817e-34

[item.gravitational-constant]
code=G
slug=gravitational-constant
name=Newtonian constant of gravitation
description=The proportional constant in Newton's law of universal gravitation.
symbol=G
uncertainty=0.00015e-11
unit=m^3 kg^-1 s^-2
value=6.67430e-11

[item.avogadro-constant]
code=Na
slug=avogadro-constant
name=Avogadro constant
description=The number of particles in one mole.
symbol=N_A
uncertainty=exact
unit=mol^-1
value=6.02214076e23

[item.elementary-charge]
code=e
slug=elementary-charge
name=Elementary charge
description=The magnitude of charge carried by an electron.
symbol=e
uncertainty=exact
unit=C
value=1.602176634e-19

[item.boltzmann-constant]
code=k
slug=boltzmann-constant
name=Boltzmann constant
description=The conversion factor between temperature and energy.
symbol=k
uncertainty=exact
unit=J K^-1
value=1.380649e-23

[item.fine-structure-constant]
code=alpha
slug=fine-structure-constant
name=Fine-structure constant
description=A dimensionless constant representing the strength of electromagnetic interaction.
symbol=α
uncertainty=0.0000000011e-3
unit=
value=7.2973525643e-3

[item.electron-mass]
code=me
slug=electron-mass
name=Electron mass
description=The rest mass of an electron.
symbol=m_e
uncertainty=0.0000000028e-31
unit=kg
value=9.1093837139e-31

[item.proton-mass]
code=mp
slug=proton-mass
name=Proton mass
description=The rest mass of a proton.
symbol=m_p
uncertainty=0.00000000052e-27
unit=kg
value=1.67262192595e-27

[item.neutron-mass]
code=mn
slug=neutron-mass
name=Neutron mass
description=The rest mass of a neutron.
symbol=m_n
uncertainty=0.00000000085e-27
unit=kg
value=1.67492750056e-27

[item.molar-gas-constant]
code=R
slug=molar-gas-constant
name=Molar gas constant
description=The constant in the ideal gas law equation.
symbol=R
uncertainty=exact
unit=J mol^-1 K^-1
value=8.314462618

[item.stefan-boltzmann-constant]
code=sigma
slug=stefan-boltzmann-constant
name=Stefan-Boltzmann constant
description=The constant representing total radiated energy density of blackbody radiation.
symbol=σ
uncertainty=exact
unit=W m^-2 K^-4
value=5.670374419e-8

[item.rydberg-constant]
code=R-inf
slug=rydberg-constant
name=Rydberg constant
description=The constant describing spectral lines of hydrogen atoms.
symbol=R_∞
uncertainty=0.000012
unit=m^-1
value=10973731.568157

[item.bohr-radius]
code=a0
slug=bohr-radius
name=Bohr radius
description=The average distance of the electron in the ground state of a hydrogen atom.
symbol=a_0
uncertainty=0.00000000082e-11
unit=m
value=5.29177210544e-11

[item.bohr-magneton]
code=muB
slug=bohr-magneton
name=Bohr magneton
description=The natural unit of electron magnetic moment.
symbol=μ_B
uncertainty=0.0000000029e-24
unit=J T^-1
value=9.2740100657e-24

[item.nuclear-magneton]
code=muN
slug=nuclear-magneton
name=Nuclear magneton
description=The natural unit of nucleon magnetic moment.
symbol=μ_N
uncertainty=0.0000000016e-27
unit=J T^-1
value=5.0507837393e-27

[item.faraday-constant]
code=F
slug=faraday-constant
name=Faraday constant
description=The charge of one mole of electrons.
symbol=F
uncertainty=exact
unit=C mol^-1
value=96485.33212

[item.standard-acceleration-of-gravity]
code=g
slug=standard-acceleration-of-gravity
name=Standard acceleration of gravity
description=The standard acceleration due to gravity at Earth's surface.
symbol=g
uncertainty=exact
unit=m s^-2
value=9.80665