Electric Dipole Moment Converter
Convert electric dipole moments between debye, coulomb-meter and elementary-charge length units.
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How to calculate
Express charge times separation in C·m using the stated rounded debye factor and exact elementary-charge definition.
1 D≈3.335641×10⁻³⁰ C·m; 1 e·Å=1.602176634×10⁻²⁹ C·m
Worked example
1 debye is approximately 3.335641×10⁻³⁰ C·m or 0.208194336 e·Å.
Assumptions and input details
The debye coefficient is the rounded 3.335641×10⁻³⁰ C·m value published by NIST; extra display digits do not make it exact. A signed value may represent a component, while a dipole magnitude is nonnegative. Elementary-charge length units use the exact SI elementary charge. No molecular geometry, polarity or dipole is predicted.
References: NIST CCCBDB: charge and dipole units · NIST: elementary charge
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