This article is a progressive and labeled list of the SI electric charge orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.
| Factor |
SI prefix | Value | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | zepto- (zC) | ||
| 10 | −5.34×10 C | (−1/3 e) – Charge of down, strange and bottom quarks | |
| 10 | 1.068×10 C | (2/3 e)—Charge of up, charm and top quarks | |
| 1.602×10 C | The elementary charge e, i.e. the negative charge on a single electron or the positive charge on a single proton | ||
| 10 | atto- (aC) | ~1.8755×10 C | Planck charge |
| 10 | 1.473×10 C | (92 e) – Positive charge on a uranium nucleus (derived: 92 x 1.602×10 C) | |
| 10 | 1.344×10 C | Charge on a dust particle in a plasma | |
| 10 | femto- (fC) | 1×10 C | Charge on a typical dust particle |
| 10 | pico- (pC) | 1×10 C | Charge in typical microwave frequency capacitors |
| 10 | nano- (nC) | 1×10 C | Charge in typical radio frequency capacitors |
| 10 | micro- (μC) | 1×10 C | Charge in typical audio frequency capacitors |
| ~ 1×10 C | Static electricity from rubbing materials together | ||
| 10 | milli- (mC) | 1×10 C | Charge in typical power supply capacitors |
| 2.1×10 C | Charge in CH85-2100-105 high voltage capacitor for microwaves | ||
| 10 | C | 1×10 C | Two like charges, each of 1 C, placed one meter apart, would experience a repulsive force of approximately 9×10 N |
| 3.16×10 C | Supercapacitor for real-time clock (RTC) (1F x 3.6V) | ||
| 10 | deca- (daC) | 2.6×10 C | Charge in a typical thundercloud (15–350 C) |
| 10 | kilo- (kC) | 5×10 C | Typical alkaline AA battery is about 5000 C ≈ 1.4 A⋅h |
| 10 | ~9.65×10 C | Charge on one mole of electrons (Faraday constant) | |
| 10 | 1.8×10 C | Automotive battery charge. 50Ah = 1.8×10 C | |
| 10 | mega- (MC) | 10.72×10 C | Charge needed to produce 1 kg of aluminium from bauxite in an electrolytic cell |
| 10 | |||
| 10 | 5.9×10 C | Charge in world's largest battery bank (36 MWh), assuming 220 VAC output |
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