Characteristic

permittivity-of-vacuum

Notes

Symbol

ε0

Use "epsilon-0" for our conversion calculators.

Other Names

e-0, electric-constant

Metric (SI) Equivalent

8.8541878128×10-12 farads / meter

Another Metric (SI) Equivalent with More Basic Units

8.8541878128×10-12 second4 amperes2 / kilogram meter3

Standard Uncertainty

± 1.3×10-21 farads / meter

Metric (SI) Dimensions

length-3 × mass-1 × time4 × electric-current2

These are the dimensions of the "electric permittivity" quantity in SI units. There are other unit systems used in electromagnetics that may assign different dimensions.

Quantity

Electric Permittivity