Physical Constants and Values (Rounded values) 188 APPENDIX B Refer e.g. to: C.W. Allen, Astrophysical Quantities, The Athlone Press, 1963. E.R. Cohen, Nuovo Cimento, Supp. Vol. VI, Ser. X, 1957. Physics Today, Vol. 17 , No. 2, 1964. Astrophysical and Geophysical Sun: Mass (m,) Equatorial radius Mean density Barth: Mass (mg) Equatorial radius Mean density Angular velocity Mean orbital speed Land area Ocean area Mean ocean depth Moon: Mass (my) Equatorial radius Mean density Sun-Earth distance: Mean ry, , 1.99 x 107° kg = 3.33 x 10° m, 38 6.96 x 10° m 1.41 g/em? 5.98 x 10° ig 6.38 x 10° m 5.52 glen? 7.29 x 10> rad. § ? 29.77 kms? 4 2 1.48 x 1014 a w= 294 of surface 3.63 x 10!4 n? ~ Tlf of surface 3770 m 7.36 x 107? kg = 1/81.31 3 1.74 x 10m 3.36 g/en? 1.50 x 104m = 1AU. 1.47 x 1044p 1.52 x 10 n189 Earth-Moon distance: Mean *p wy Speed of light: e Universal gravitational constant c Solar constant at 1 A.U. Acceleration of gravity 8 (at earth's surface, varies with latitude and altitude) Atomic and Nuclear Planck's constant h a “Ey for hydrogen Nuclear "radius" Atomic "radius" Molecular "radius" Electron rest mass Proton rest mass 3.84 x 108 m 8 3.63 x 10° a 8 4.06 x 10° m 2.9979 x 10° m a 6.670 x toy o ig * 1374 Wm 2 9.81 ms? 6.626 x i074 4.135 x 3078 ies ev-s 1.0544 x 107% g-5 16 6.58 x 107° ev-s 5.29 x 10 em 3529 8 15 2.82 x 107)? m 2.82 fermi 9.11 x 1973 kg. 0.51 Mev 1.67252 x 10777 kg 1836 m, 938.26 MeVNeutron rest mass Atonte sass unit (« 2p ase of !%) Compton wavelength for electron h ae? O, = tammy = aie Free electron scattering cross section Macroscopic 2 Bo éo! Lege Resistivity of copper Refractive index water "glass Speed of sound (air at STP) Density of air (STP = 0°C at 1 atm) Standard atmosphere Density of water (20°C) Avogadro's number Boltzmann's constant Gas constant 190 (1 amu) x ¢’ 1 atm 1.67482 x 10727 Kg 939.55 Mev 1.66 x 10777 kg 931 Mev 2.43 x 107)? 6.65 x 10729 ; 8.854 x 10°)? Fat 9.00 x 10° mB an x 1077 aa? 1 377 9 107° 9 em 1.33 15 1.0003 331 ms) 1.293 kg m 3 3 107? g om 1.013 x 10° Nm 760 mm Hg 14.7 Lbs in 1.00 x 10° kg ow 6.025 x 10°? molecules/mole 1.38 x 10779 3/%Kx 8.62 x 10° ev/*K 8.31 J/g-mole °K191 Molar volume at STP 22.41 x 10° on? /mole oud Stefan-Boltzmann constant = % we kT = 1 eV for T = 11,600 °K el 7 eV at room temperature 1 eV/atom = 9.652 x 10° J/nole = 23.1 K cal/nole 1 hp = 746 W Numerical Constants 1.745 x 10 rad. 2.9089 x 10 a rad. 4.8481 x 10°° rad. 2.71828.. 3.14159 Log, g@ = 0.434 In 2 = 0.693, 45 a= 5.67 x 108 waren!