Convert Gigacoulombs per cubic metre to Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre
Convert Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) to Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre (abC/cm³) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
abC/cm³ = GC/m³ × 100
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) | Abcoulombs per cubic centimetre (abC/cm³) |
|---|---|
| 1 GC/m³ | 100 abC/cm³ |
| 2 GC/m³ | 200 abC/cm³ |
| 5 GC/m³ | 500 abC/cm³ |
| 10 GC/m³ | 1000 abC/cm³ |
| 25 GC/m³ | 2500 abC/cm³ |
| 50 GC/m³ | 5000 abC/cm³ |
| 100 GC/m³ | 10000 abC/cm³ |