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Petacoulomb (PC) Unit Definition
The petacoulomb is a multiple of the unit coulomb (C) for electric charge. The International System of Units (SI) defines the prefix peta (P) as a factor of 1015 or 1000000000000000. Per this definition, one petacoulomb is 1015 coulombs. The petacoulomb is represented by the symbol PC.
SI Multiples
A table of various electric charge coulomb units derived from SI multiples:
Submultiples |
Multiples |
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Scientific Notation |
Value |
Prefix |
Name |
Scientific Notation |
Value |
Prefix |
Name |
10-1 C |
0.1 C |
Deci (d) | Decicoulomb (dC) | 101 C |
10 C |
Deca (da) | Decacoulomb (daC) |
10-2 C |
0.01 C |
Centi (c) | Centicoulomb (cC) | 102 C |
100 C |
Hecto (h) | Hectocoulomb (hC) |
10-3 C |
0.001 C |
Milli (m) | Millicoulomb (mC) | 103 C |
1000 C |
Kilo (k) | Kilocoulomb (kC) |
10-6 C |
0.000001 C |
Micro (µ) | Microcoulomb (µC) | 106 C |
1000000 C |
Mega (M) | Megacoulomb (MC) |
10-9 C |
0.000000001 C |
Nano (n) | Nanocoulomb (nC) | 109 C |
1000000000 C |
Giga (G) | Gigacoulomb (GC) |
10-12 C |
0.000000000001 C |
Pico (p) | Picocoulomb (pC) | 1012 C |
1000000000000 C |
Tera (T) | Teracoulomb (TC) |
10-15 C |
0.000000000000001 C |
Femto (f) | Femtocoulomb (fC) | 1015 C |
1000000000000000 C |
Peta (P) | Petacoulomb (PC) |
10-18 C |
0.000000000000000001 C |
Atto (a) | Attocoulomb (aC) | 1018 C |
1000000000000000000 C |
Exa (E) | Exacoulomb (EC) |
10-21 C |
0.000000000000000000001 C |
Zepto (z) | Zeptocoulomb (zC) | 1021 C |
1000000000000000000000 C |
Zetta (Z) | Zettacoulomb (ZC) |
10-24 C |
0.000000000000000000000001 C |
Yocto (y) | Yoctocoulomb (yC) | 1024 C |
1000000000000000000000000 C |
Yotta (Y) | Yottacoulomb (YC) |
10-27 C |
0.000000000000000000000000001 C |
Ronto (r) | Rontocoulomb (rC) | 1027 C |
1000000000000000000000000000 C |
Ronna (R) | Ronnacoulomb (RC) |
10-30 C |
0.000000000000000000000000000001 C |
Quecto (q) | Quectocoulomb (qC) | 1030 C |
1000000000000000000000000000000 C |
Quetta (Q) | Quettacoulomb (QC) |
Other Electric Charge Unit Definitions
Abampere (abA)
Abcoulomb (abC)
- Ampere (A)
- Attoampere (aA)
- Attocoulomb (aC)
Biot (Bi)
- Centiampere (cA)
- Centicoulomb (cC)
- Coulomb (C)
Coulomb International (C)
- Decaampere (daA)
- Decacoulomb (daC)
- Deciampere (dA)
- Decicoulomb (dC)
- Dekaampere (daA)
- Dekacoulomb (daC)
Electromagnetic Unit of Current (emu)
Electronic Charge (q)
Electrostatic Unit of Current (esu)
- Exaampere (EA)
- Exacoulomb (EC)
Faraday Constant (F)
- Femtoampere (fA)
- Femtocoulomb (fC)
Franklin (Fr)
Gaussian Electric Current (G)
- Gigaampere (GA)
- Gigacoulomb (GC)
Gilbert (Gb)
- Hectoampere (hA)
- Hectocoulomb (hC)
- Kiloampere (kA)
- Kilocoulomb (kC)
- Megaampere (MA)
- Megacoulomb (MC)
- Microampere (μA)
- Microcoulomb (μC)
- Milliampere (mA)
- Millicoulomb (mC)
- Nanoampere (nA)
- Nanocoulomb (nC)
- Petaampere (PA)
- Petacoulomb (PC)
- Picoampere (pA)
- Picocoulomb (pC)
- Quectoampere (qA)
- Quectocoulomb (qC)
- Quettaampere (QA)
- Quettacoulomb (QC)
- Ronnaampere (RA)
- Ronnacoulomb (RC)
- Rontoampere (rA)
- Rontocoulomb (rC)
Siemens Volt (S∙V)
Statampere (statA)
Statcoulomb (statC)
- Teraampere (TA)
- Teracoulomb (TC)
- Yoctoampere (yA)
- Yoctocoulomb (yC)
- Yottaampere (YA)
- Yottacoulomb (YC)
- Zeptoampere (zA)
- Zeptocoulomb (zC)
- Zettaampere (ZA)
- Zettacoulomb (ZC)
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Sources
“Coulomb.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Sept. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb.