Statcoulomb (statC)
CGS electrostatic unit of charge (franklin): 1/(10 c) C, about 3.335641 × 10⁻¹⁰ C.
What is a statcoulomb?
- Symbol
- statC
- Quantity
- Electric Charge
- Unit system
- CGS
- Definition
- CGS electrostatic unit of charge (franklin): 1/(10 c) C, about 3.335641 × 10⁻¹⁰ C.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
The charge unit of Gaussian CGS units, also called the franklin or esu. Found mainly in older physics literature and Gaussian-unit textbooks.
Statcoulomb in other electric charge units
- 1 statC ≈ 3.335640952e-10 CCoulomb
- 1 statC ≈ 3.335640952e-7 mCMillicoulomb
- 1 statC ≈ 0.0003335640952 µCMicrocoulomb
- 1 statC ≈ 0.3335640952 nCNanocoulomb
- 1 statC ≈ 9.265669311e-14 AhAmpere-hour
- 1 statC ≈ 9.265669311e-11 mAhMilliampere-hour
- 1 statC ≈ 2081943327 eElementary charge
- 1 statC ≈ 3.45714823e-15 F (charge)Faraday (charge)
- 1 statC ≈ 3.335640952e-11 abCAbcoulomb
Statcoulomb quick reference
| Statcoulomb | Coulomb | Milliampere-hour | Millicoulomb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 statC | ≈ 3.335640952e-10 C | ≈ 9.265669311e-11 mAh | ≈ 3.335640952e-7 mC |
| 10 statC | ≈ 3.335640952e-9 C | ≈ 9.265669311e-10 mAh | ≈ 0.000003335640952 mC |
| 100 statC | ≈ 3.335640952e-8 C | ≈ 9.265669311e-9 mAh | ≈ 0.00003335640952 mC |
| 1000 statC | ≈ 3.335640952e-7 C | ≈ 9.265669311e-8 mAh | ≈ 0.0003335640952 mC |
Where the statcoulomb fits
The next smaller electric charge unit is the elementary charge (e). 1 statC ≈ 2081943327 e, and 1 e = 4.80320471257026372e-10 statC.
The next larger electric charge unit is the nanocoulomb (nC). 1 statC ≈ 0.3335640952 nC, and 1 nC = 2.99792458 statC.
Frequently asked questions
- How many coulombs are in one statcoulomb?
- One statcoulomb ≈ 3.335640952e-10 C (coulombs).
- How many milliampere-hours are in one statcoulomb?
- One statcoulomb ≈ 9.265669311e-11 mAh (milliampere-hours).
- How many millicoulombs are in one statcoulomb?
- One statcoulomb ≈ 3.335640952e-7 mC (millicoulombs).