
1 joule (J) ¼ 10
7
erg
¼ 1m
2
kg/s
2
1 calorie (cal) ¼ 4.186 J
¼ 4.186 10
7
erg
1 watt ¼ 1m
2
kg/s
3
1 kilocalorie ¼ 4186.8 m
2
kg/s
2
1 BTU ¼ 252 cal
= 1054 J
1eV ¼ 1.60 10
19
J
1 weber/m
2
¼ 1 tesla
¼ 10
4
gauss
1 radian (rad) ¼ 57.30
1 second of arc ¼ 4.848 10
6
rad
A.3 Physical constants
Astronomical constants
Mass of the Sun 1.989 10
33
g
Mass of the Earth 5.976 10
27
g
Equatorial radius of the Earth 6.378 16 10
8
cm
Polar radius of the Earth 6.356 78 10
8
cm
Gravitational acceleration at equator 978.03 cm s
2
Gravitational acceleration at pole 983.20 cm s
2
Fundamental constants
Gravitational constant, G 6.670 10
8
dyne cm
2
g
2
Speed of light, c (in vacuum) 2.998 10
10
cm s
1
Gas constant, R 8.314 10
7
erg K
1
mol
1
0.082057 L atm K
1
mol
1
Avogadro’s number, N 6.022 10
23
mol
1
Planck’s constant, h 6.625 10
27
erg s
Boltzmann’s constant 1.3805 10
16
erg K
1
Mass of an electron 9.110 10
28
g
Mass of a proton 1.673 10
24
g
Charge of an electron 1.602 10
19
C
Electron gyromagnetic ratio,
e
1:760859770 10
11
s
1
T
1
Nucleus gyromagnetic ratio,
1
H2 42:576 10
6
s
1
T
1
3
He 2 32:434 10
6
s
1
T
1
14
N2 3:0766 10
6
s
1
T
1
17
O 2 5:7716 10
6
s
1
T
1
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