IEVref:121-11-03ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: electric constant
Synonym1: permittivity of vacuum
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Symbol: ε0
Definition: scalar constant linking the electric quantities and the mechanical quantities, obtained from the relation

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based on Coulomb's law in a vacuum, where F is the magnitude of the force between two particles with electric charges Q1 and Q2 respectively, placed at a distance r apart

Note 1 to entry: In a vacuum, the product of the electric constant ε0 and the electric field strength E is equal to the electric flux density D:

D = ε0E

Note 2 to entry: The electric constant ε0 is related to the magnetic constant μ0 and to the speed of light in vacuum c0 by the relation ε0μ0c02 = 1.

Note 3 to entry: The value of the electric constant ε0 is equal to

8,8541878128(13) 10 12 As Vm


Publication date:2021-01
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Replaces:121-11-03:1998-08
Internal notes:2022-01-18: Note 3 to entry, correction of equation to add "minus" before the superscript "12". JGO
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