Coulomb per centimeter (C/cm)
Exactly 100 C/m.
What is a coulomb per centimeter?
- Symbol
- C/cm
- Quantity
- Linear Charge Density
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- Exactly 100 C/m.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used in textbook problems and laboratory work where lengths are given in centimeters.
Coulomb per centimeter in other linear charge density units
- 1 C/cm = 100 C/mCoulomb per centimeter to Coulomb per meter converter
- 1 C/cm = 0.1 C/mmCoulomb per millimeter
- 1 C/cm = 100000000 µC/mMicrocoulomb per meter
- 1 C/cm = 2.54 C/inCoulomb per inch
- 1 C/cm = 30.48 C/ftCoulomb per foot
- 1 C/cm = 0.1 abC/cmAbcoulomb per centimeter
Coulomb per centimeter quick reference
| Coulomb per centimeter | Coulomb per meter | Coulomb per millimeter | Microcoulomb per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 C/cm | = 100 C/m | = 0.1 C/mm | = 100000000 µC/m |
| 10 C/cm | = 1000 C/m | = 1 C/mm | = 1000000000 µC/m |
| 100 C/cm | = 10000 C/m | = 10 C/mm | = 10000000000 µC/m |
| 1000 C/cm | = 100000 C/m | = 100 C/mm | = 100000000000 µC/m |
Where the coulomb per centimeter fits
The next smaller linear charge density unit is the coulomb per inch (C/in). 1 C/cm = 2.54 C/in, and 1 C/in ≈ 0.3937007874 C/cm.
The next larger linear charge density unit is the coulomb per millimeter (C/mm). 1 C/cm = 0.1 C/mm, and 1 C/mm = 10 C/cm.
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs per meter are in one coulomb per centimeter?
- One coulomb per centimeter = 100 C/m (coulombs per meter).
- How many coulombs per millimeter are in one coulomb per centimeter?
- One coulomb per centimeter = 0.1 C/mm (coulombs per millimeter).
- How many microcoulombs per meter are in one coulomb per centimeter?
- One coulomb per centimeter = 100000000 µC/m (microcoulombs per meter).