Constant (electron charge)

M.K.E.L. Planck
M.K.E.L. Planck
The unit kilogram (kg) is defined by fixing Planck's constant h to be equal to 6.626,070,15×10-34 J·s (= kg·m2·s-1), where second and meter are defined in terms of atomic clock and speed of light.

The constant is named after the German physicist Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (1858 - 1947).

Related concepts

  • base units
  • constant (atomic clock)
  • constant (Avogadro)
  • constant (Boltzmann)
  • constant (electron charge)
  • constant (speed of light)
  • kilogram
  • mass

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