Appendix B: Fundamental Constants
Nomenclature | Name | Value | Common units | Expressed in base SI units |
R | Universal gas constant | 8.3144621 | J·mol−1·K−1 | m2·kg mol−1·s−2·K−1 |
NAV | Avogadro's number | 6.022141 × 1023 | mol−1 | mol−1 |
k | Boltzmann's constant | 1.380649 × 10−23 | J·K−1 | m2·kg·s−2·K−1 |
q | Fundamental unit of charge | 1.602177 × 10−19 | C | A·s |
F | Faraday's constant | 96,485.34 | C/equiv. | A·s/equiv. |
ε0 | Permittivity of vacuum | 8.854188 × 10−12 | F·m−1 | m−3·kg−1·s4·A2 |
c | Speed of light | 2.99792 × 108 | m·s−1 | m·s−1 |
h | Planck's constant | 6.626070 × 10−34 | J·s | m2·kg·s−1 |
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