Coulomb per inch (C/in)
One coulomb per inch: 1 ÷ 0.0254 C/m.
What is a coulomb per inch?
- Symbol
- C/in
- Quantity
- Linear Charge Density
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One coulomb per inch: 1 ÷ 0.0254 C/m.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- International yard and pound agreement (1959)
Common applications
Rarely used; it appears mainly when lengths are given in US customary units.
Coulomb per inch in other linear charge density units
- 1 C/in ≈ 39.37007874 C/mCoulomb per meter
- 1 C/in ≈ 0.3937007874 C/cmCoulomb per centimeter
- 1 C/in ≈ 0.03937007874 C/mmCoulomb per millimeter
- 1 C/in ≈ 39370078.74 µC/mMicrocoulomb per meter
- 1 C/in = 12 C/ftCoulomb per foot
- 1 C/in ≈ 0.03937007874 abC/cmAbcoulomb per centimeter
Coulomb per inch quick reference
| Coulomb per inch | Coulomb per meter | Coulomb per centimeter | Coulomb per millimeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 C/in | ≈ 39.37007874 C/m | ≈ 0.3937007874 C/cm | ≈ 0.03937007874 C/mm |
| 10 C/in | ≈ 393.7007874 C/m | ≈ 3.937007874 C/cm | ≈ 0.3937007874 C/mm |
| 100 C/in | ≈ 3937.007874 C/m | ≈ 39.37007874 C/cm | ≈ 3.937007874 C/mm |
| 1000 C/in | ≈ 39370.07874 C/m | ≈ 393.7007874 C/cm | ≈ 39.37007874 C/mm |
Where the coulomb per inch fits
The next smaller linear charge density unit is the coulomb per foot (C/ft). 1 C/in = 12 C/ft, and 1 C/ft ≈ 0.08333333333 C/in.
The next larger linear charge density unit is the coulomb per centimeter (C/cm). 1 C/in ≈ 0.3937007874 C/cm, and 1 C/cm = 2.54 C/in.
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs per meter are in one coulomb per inch?
- One coulomb per inch ≈ 39.37007874 C/m (coulombs per meter).
- How many coulombs per centimeter are in one coulomb per inch?
- One coulomb per inch ≈ 0.3937007874 C/cm (coulombs per centimeter).
- How many coulombs per millimeter are in one coulomb per inch?
- One coulomb per inch ≈ 0.03937007874 C/mm (coulombs per millimeter).