Convert Microcoulombs per centimetre to Millicoulombs per metre
Convert Microcoulombs per centimetre (µC/cm) to Millicoulombs per metre (mC/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
mC/m = µC/cm × 0.1
About Microcoulombs per centimetre
The microcoulomb per centimetre (µC/cm) equals exactly 10⁻⁴ C/m, used in electrophoresis and charged-particle beam physics. Charged particle beams in linear accelerators are characterised by bunch charge per unit beam length; a 1 nC electron bunch compressed to 1 mm gives 1 µC/cm = 0.1 mC/m; ion implant beam line charge densities are quoted in µC/cm for process uniformity. 1 µC/cm = 10⁻⁴ C/m = 0.1 mC/m.
About Millicoulombs per metre
The millicoulomb per metre (mC/m) equals 10⁻³ C/m, the scale for charge on highly loaded triboelectric surfaces, electret films, and return-stroke lightning channel segments. Industrial electret microphone films carry surface charge densities of 0.1-10 mC/m², which corresponds to similar values per metre along a thin strip; return-stroke lightning channel charge is 1-10 mC/m distributed along the leader. 1 mC/m = 10⁻³ C/m = 10³ µC/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Microcoulombs per centimetre (µC/cm) | Millicoulombs per metre (mC/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 µC/cm | 0.1 mC/m |
| 2 µC/cm | 0.2 mC/m |
| 5 µC/cm | 0.5 mC/m |
| 10 µC/cm | 1 mC/m |
| 25 µC/cm | 2.5 mC/m |
| 50 µC/cm | 5 mC/m |
| 100 µC/cm | 10 mC/m |