Convert Gigavolts per metre to Newtons per coulomb

Convert Gigavolts per metre (GV/m) to Newtons per coulomb (N/C) instantly and accurately.

Gigavolts per metre (GV/m)
Newtons per coulomb (N/C)

Conversion Formula

N/C = GV/m × 1000000000

About Gigavolts per metre

The gigavolt per metre (GV/m) equals 10⁹ V/m, the scale for avalanche breakdown in semiconductor junctions, electron field emission from metal tips, and intense laser-pulse focal fields. Silicon p-n junction avalanche fields are 0.3-0.5 GV/m; electron field emission from tungsten tips begins near 1-5 GV/m; intense femtosecond laser pulses produce peak fields exceeding 1 GV/m in the focal volume. 1 GV/m = 10⁹ V/m.

About Newtons per coulomb

The newton per coulomb (N/C) is dimensionally identical to V/m (1 N/C = 1 V/m = 1 kg·m·A⁻¹·s⁻³) and is preferred in force-based electrostatics, where the field is defined directly as E = F/q. Coulomb's law gives the field near a point charge as E = kq/r² naturally in N/C; the unit is standard in introductory physics alongside field-line diagrams. 1 N/C = 1 V/m.

Quick Reference Table

Gigavolts per metre (GV/m)Newtons per coulomb (N/C)
1 GV/m1000000000 N/C
2 GV/m2 × 109 N/C
5 GV/m5 × 109 N/C
10 GV/m1 × 1010 N/C
25 GV/m2.5 × 1010 N/C
50 GV/m5 × 1010 N/C
100 GV/m1 × 1011 N/C

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