Coulomb per square centimeter (C/cm²)
Exactly 10,000 C/m².
What is a coulomb per square centimeter?
- Symbol
- C/cm²
- Quantity
- Surface Charge Density
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- Exactly 10,000 C/m².
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used in laboratory and materials work where areas are measured in square centimeters.
Coulomb per square centimeter in other surface charge density units
- 1 C/cm² = 10000 C/m²Coulomb per square meter
- 1 C/cm² = 1000000 µC/cm²Microcoulomb per square centimeter
- 1 C/cm² = 6.4516 C/in²Coulomb per square inch
- 1 C/cm² = 0.1 abC/cm²Abcoulomb per square centimeter
Coulomb per square centimeter quick reference
| Coulomb per square centimeter | Coulomb per square meter | Microcoulomb per square centimeter | Coulomb per square inch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 C/cm² | = 10000 C/m² | = 1000000 µC/cm² | = 6.4516 C/in² |
| 10 C/cm² | = 100000 C/m² | = 10000000 µC/cm² | = 64.516 C/in² |
| 100 C/cm² | = 1000000 C/m² | = 100000000 µC/cm² | = 645.16 C/in² |
| 1000 C/cm² | = 10000000 C/m² | = 1000000000 µC/cm² | = 6451.6 C/in² |
Where the coulomb per square centimeter fits
The next smaller surface charge density unit is the coulomb per square inch (C/in²). 1 C/cm² = 6.4516 C/in², and 1 C/in² ≈ 0.15500031 C/cm².
The next larger surface charge density unit is the abcoulomb per square centimeter (abC/cm²). 1 C/cm² = 0.1 abC/cm², and 1 abC/cm² = 10 C/cm².
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs per square meter are in one coulomb per square centimeter?
- One coulomb per square centimeter = 10000 C/m² (coulombs per square meter).
- How many microcoulombs per square centimeter are in one coulomb per square centimeter?
- One coulomb per square centimeter = 1000000 µC/cm² (microcoulombs per square centimeter).
- How many coulombs per square inch are in one coulomb per square centimeter?
- One coulomb per square centimeter = 6.4516 C/in² (coulombs per square inch).