elementary charge, (constant)

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ID: https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/constants/codata/2018/electromagnetic/elementarycharge
Definition name: elementarycharge

Constant name: elementary charge
Latin symbol: e
Display symbol:

Description: The CODATA 2018 value for the absolute value of the charge of the electron.

This constant is described in Rev. Mod. Phys. 93, 025010 (2021) as "Absolute value of the charge of the electron and one of the seven defining constants of the SI". It is exactly 1.602176634·10⁻¹⁹ C following the 2019 redefinition of the SI base units.

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