Elementary charge

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The elementary charge e is an indivisible, and hence smallest, unit of charge. The charge of an electron is −e, while the charge of a proton is +e. The elementary charge is one of the fundamental physical constants and has a value of 1.602 176 487 × 10−19 coulomb.

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http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?e

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