Convert Gigacoulombs per cubic metre to Millicoulombs per cubic metre
Convert Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) to Millicoulombs per cubic metre (mC/m³) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
mC/m³ = GC/m³ × 1000000000000
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 Millicoulombs per cubic metre
The millicoulomb per cubic metre (mC/m³) equals 10⁻³ C/m³, the scale for space charge in streamer discharge channels and moderately doped semiconductor depletion regions. Silicon doped at ~6×10¹⁵ /m³ carries depletion charge density ≈1 mC/m³; streamer plasma cores during lightning leader propagation have net charge densities of 0.1-10 mC/m³. 1 mC/m³ = 10⁻³ C/m³ = 10³ µC/m³.
Quick Reference Table
| Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) | Millicoulombs per cubic metre (mC/m³) |
|---|---|
| 1 GC/m³ | 1 × 1012 mC/m³ |
| 2 GC/m³ | 2 × 1012 mC/m³ |
| 5 GC/m³ | 5 × 1012 mC/m³ |
| 10 GC/m³ | 1 × 1013 mC/m³ |
| 25 GC/m³ | 2.5 × 1013 mC/m³ |
| 50 GC/m³ | 5 × 1013 mC/m³ |
| 100 GC/m³ | 1 × 1014 mC/m³ |