Convert Coulombs per metre to Statcoulombs per centimetre

Convert Coulombs per metre (C/m) to Statcoulombs per centimetre (statC/cm) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

statC/cm = C/m × 29979245.8

About Coulombs per metre

The coulomb per metre (C/m) is the SI coherent unit of linear charge density, equal to 1 A·s·m⁻¹. A typical lightning return stroke carries about 2-5 C/m along the channel; heavily charged surfaces like Van de Graaff sphere surfaces are described in C/m² (surface), but a thin wire coated with 1 C of charge per metre has a C/m linear density. Textbook Gauss's law problems routinely use C/m for infinite line-charge problems. 1 C/m = 10³ mC/m.

About Statcoulombs per centimetre

The statcoulomb per centimetre (statC/cm) is the linear charge density unit of the CGS-Gaussian system, equal to 10/c C/m where c = 299 792 458 m/s, giving exactly 10/299 792 458 C/m ≈ 3.336 × 10⁻⁸ C/m. It falls between nC/m and µC/m in the SI scale; the electric field of a line charge is written E = 2λ/r in Gaussian units without a 4πε₀ factor. 1 statC/cm ≈ 33.356 nC/m.

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