Convert Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre to Gigacoulombs per cubic metre
Convert Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre (abC/cm³) to Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
GC/m³ = abC/cm³ × 0.01
About Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre
The abcoulomb per cubic centimetre (abC/cm³) is the volume charge density unit of the CGS-EMU system, equal to 1 abC / 1 cm³ = 10 C / 10⁻⁶ m³ = 10⁷ C/m³. It appears in nineteenth-century electromagnetic texts and in CGS-EMU space-charge-limited current models; metallic free-electron charge densities are conveniently expressed at this scale in CGS analysis. 1 abC/cm³ = 10⁷ C/m³ = 10 MC/m³.
About Gigacoulombs per cubic metre
The gigacoulomb per cubic metre (GC/m³) equals 10⁹ C/m³, the natural scale for free-electron charge density in metals. Copper has ~8.5×10²⁸ free electrons/m³, giving total free-charge density ≈13.6 GC/m³; gold is ≈9.4 GC/m³; this scale is also used in extreme fusion plasma models at densities above 10²⁸ /m³. 1 GC/m³ = 10⁹ C/m³ = 10³ MC/m³.
Quick Reference Table
| Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre (abC/cm³) | Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) |
|---|---|
| 1 abC/cm³ | 0.01 GC/m³ |
| 2 abC/cm³ | 0.02 GC/m³ |
| 5 abC/cm³ | 0.05 GC/m³ |
| 10 abC/cm³ | 0.1 GC/m³ |
| 25 abC/cm³ | 0.25 GC/m³ |
| 50 abC/cm³ | 0.5 GC/m³ |
| 100 abC/cm³ | 1 GC/m³ |