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Elementary charge unit

e

cx:elementary_charge · Electric charge

1 e = 0.0000000000000000001602176634 C.

Quantity kind
Electric charge
SI dimension
T · I
Allowed roles
Scalar
Unit system / convention
Other conventions
Registry code
elementary_charge

Scope and distinctions

Positive elementary-charge magnitude as a charge unit; not the signed charge of a particular particle.

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Definition sources

  • BIPM — The International System of Units (SI)

    9th edition, version 4.01, June 2026

    SI defining constant e: positive elementary-charge magnitude

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    Definition metadata attributed to BIPM; brochure licensed CC BY 4.0.

Definition and registry versions
Definition revision
1.0.0
Registry snapshot
0.3.0-preview.3 · preview
Definition lifecycle
candidate
Definition owner
core.metrology
Definition digest
77fda7e2cb1c27dab875c38c7b8e670c0976503d7be453abf583be7304def065
Definition dependency digest
2bc5cadc56074f38ca02eac12ea1d5a76b6938b330e3203a490a6e8fe46690a7

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