Convert Millicoulombs per cubic metre to Gigacoulombs per cubic metre
Convert Millicoulombs per cubic metre (mC/m³) to Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
GC/m³ = mC/m³ × 1.000000000e-12
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.
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
| Millicoulombs per cubic metre (mC/m³) | Gigacoulombs per cubic metre (GC/m³) |
|---|---|
| 1 mC/m³ | 1 × 10-12 GC/m³ |
| 2 mC/m³ | 2 × 10-12 GC/m³ |
| 5 mC/m³ | 5 × 10-12 GC/m³ |
| 10 mC/m³ | 1 × 10-11 GC/m³ |
| 25 mC/m³ | 2.5 × 10-11 GC/m³ |
| 50 mC/m³ | 5 × 10-11 GC/m³ |
| 100 mC/m³ | 1 × 10-10 GC/m³ |