Science
Constants
Name
Elementary Charge
Symbol
e
Value
1.602 176 462 ± 0.000 000 063 × 10
−19
C
Category
General Physical Constants
Comments
The elementary charge is equal to the magnitude of the charge on an electron, and equal to the charge of a proton. The charge on all atomic particles is a whole number of elementary charges. Quarks have charges equal to fractions of the elementary charge.
References
The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
, 81
st
edition, 2000-2001
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