Orders of magnitude (charge)

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This page is a progressive and labeled list of the SI charge orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.

List of orders of magnitude for charge
Factor Multiple Item
10−21 1 zC −53.4 zC (−1/3 e)—charge of down, strange and bottom quarks
106.8 zC (2/3 e)—charge of up, charm and top quarks
160.2 zC—the elementary charge e, i.e. the negative charge on a single electron or the positive charge on a single proton
10−18 1 aC 1.9 aC — Planck charge
14.73 aC (92 e) - positive charge on a uranium nucleus
10−15 1 fC Charge on a typical dust particle
10−12 1 pC Charge in typical microwave frequency capacitors
10−9 1 nC Charge in typical radio frequency capacitors
10−6 1 µC Charge in typical audio frequency capacitors
10−3 1 mC Charge in typical power supply capacitors
100 1 C 26 C - charge in a typical thundercloud
103 1 kC 96.4 kC - charge on one mole of electrons (Faraday constant)
216 kC - charge in a car battery
106 1 MC 10.7 MC - charge needed to produce 1 kg of aluminum from bauxite in an electrolytic cell