Convert Abcoulombs per square centimetre to Millicoulombs per square centimetre

Convert Abcoulombs per square centimetre (abC/cm²) to Millicoulombs per square centimetre (mC/cm²) instantly and accurately.

Abcoulombs per square centimetre (abC/cm²)
Millicoulombs per square centimetre (mC/cm²)

Conversion Formula

mC/cm² = abC/cm² × 10000

About Abcoulombs per square centimetre

The abcoulomb per square centimetre (abC/cm²) is the surface charge density unit of the CGS-EMU system, equal to 1 abC / 1 cm² = 10 C / 10⁻⁴ m² = 10⁵ C/m². It appears in nineteenth-century electromagnetic engineering texts on telegraph cable and dynamo analysis; the abC/cm² is the natural surface density unit when using abamperes and centimetres. 1 abC/cm² = 10⁵ C/m² = 100 kC/m².

About Millicoulombs per square centimetre

The millicoulomb per square centimetre (mC/cm²) equals exactly 10 C/m², used in electrochemical plating and electrophoretic deposition. Electrodeposition of copper at 10 C/m² deposits a monolayer-scale film; faradaic charge density in electrochemical supercapacitors is 1-100 mC/cm²; silver electroplating baths run at 2-10 mC/cm² for thin coatings. 1 mC/cm² = 10 C/m².

Quick Reference Table

Abcoulombs per square centimetre (abC/cm²)Millicoulombs per square centimetre (mC/cm²)
1 abC/cm²10000 mC/cm²
2 abC/cm²20000 mC/cm²
5 abC/cm²50000 mC/cm²
10 abC/cm²100000 mC/cm²
25 abC/cm²250000 mC/cm²
50 abC/cm²500000 mC/cm²
100 abC/cm²1000000 mC/cm²

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