Non-SI units whose values in SI units must be obtained experimentally
Name | Symbol | Quantity | Value in SI units |
electronvolt | eV | energy | 1.602 176 634 × 10−19 J |
dalton, unified atomic mass unit |
Da u |
mass | 1.660 539 040 (20) × 10−27 kg |
astronomical unit | ua | length | 149 597 870 700 m (exact) |
Natural units |
(n.u.) |
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n.u. of speed | c0 | speed | 299 792 458 m s-1 (exact) |
n.u. of action | ħ | action | 1.054 571 817 646 × 10−34 J s |
n.u. of mass | me | mass | 9.109 382 6 (16) × 10−31 kg |
n.u. of time | ħ/(mec02) | time | 1.288 088 667 7 (86) × 10−21 s |
Atomic units |
(a.u.) |
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a.u. of charge, (elementary charge) |
e | charge | 1.602 176 634 × 10−19 C |
a.u. of mass, (electron mass) |
me | mass | 9.109 382 6 (16) × 10−31 kg |
a.u. of action, (reduced Planck constant) |
ħ | action | 1.054 571 817 646 × 10−34 J s |
a.u. of length, bohr, (Bohr radius) |
a0 | length | 0.529 177 210 8 (18) × 10−10 m |
a.u. of energy, hartree, (Hartree energy) |
Eh | energy | 4.359 744 17 (75) × 10−18 J |
a.u. of time | ħ/Eh | time | 2.418 884 326 505 (16) × 10−17 s |