Keep in mind the following unit conversions:
1 eV (= electron-volt) |
= 1.602·10-19 J |
1 Å (= Angstrom) |
= 10-10 m |
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Quantity |
Symbol |
Value |
Atomic mass unit |
u |
= 1.6605·10-27 kg |
Electron Charge |
e |
= 1.602·10-19 C |
Electron Mass |
me |
= 9.109·10-31 kg |
Proton Mass |
mp |
= 1.6726·10-27 kg |
Neutron Mass |
mn |
= 1.6749·10-27 kg |
Speed of light |
c |
= 2.9979·108 m/s |
Planck's constant |
h |
= 6.626·10-34 J·s |
Avogadro's Number |
NA |
= 6.0221367·1023 mol-1 |
Now we can use these constants and form useful combinations with them that make our computations easier:
Quantity |
Formula |
Value |
|
= h / (2p) |
= 1.0546·10-34 J·s |
h·c |
= 1.9864·10-25 J·m |
|
|
= 3.161·10-26 J·m |
|
e / h |
= 2.418·1014 A/J |
|
Bohr radius, a0 |
= e0 h2 / me e2 p |
= 0.5292·10-10 m |
Compton wavelength, lc |
= h / mc e |
= 2.426·10-12 m |
Fine structure const., a |
= e2 / 2 e0 h c |
= 7.29735·10-3 |
Classical electron radius |
= a2 a0 |
= 2.818·10-15 m |
Rydberg constant, R |
= a2 me c / 2 h |
= 1.0973·107 m-1 |
Hartree energy, Eh |
= 2 R h c |
= 4.360·10-18 J |
Bohr energy, Eb |
= R h c |
= 2.180·10-18 J |