Convert Statcoulombs per centimetre to Kilocoulombs per metre

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

Statcoulombs per centimetre (statC/cm)
Kilocoulombs per metre (kC/m)

Conversion Formula

kC/m = statC/cm × 3.335640952e-11

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.

About Kilocoulombs per metre

The kilocoulomb per metre (kC/m) equals 10³ C/m, identical in value to the abcoulomb per centimetre (CGS-EMU). At this scale, charge densities appear in pulsed-power transmission lines, railgun barrel charge distribution models, and theoretical descriptions of dense plasma filaments. Large capacitor banks discharged through thin conductors deposit kC/m-scale charge before ablation. 1 kC/m = 10³ C/m = 1 abC/cm.

Quick Reference Table

Statcoulombs per centimetre (statC/cm)Kilocoulombs per metre (kC/m)
1 statC/cm3.336 × 10-11 kC/m
2 statC/cm6.671 × 10-11 kC/m
5 statC/cm1.668 × 10-10 kC/m
10 statC/cm3.336 × 10-10 kC/m
25 statC/cm8.339 × 10-10 kC/m
50 statC/cm1.668 × 10-9 kC/m
100 statC/cm3.336 × 10-9 kC/m

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