In physical chemistry, the Faraday constant (symbol F, sometimes stylized as ℱ) is a physical constant defined as the quotient of the total electric charge (q) by the amount (n) of elementary charge carriers in any given sample of matter: F = q/n; it is expressed in units of coulombs per mole (C/mol).
As such, it represents the "molar elementary charge", that is, the electric charge of one mole of elementary carriers (e.g., protons). It is named after the English scientist Michael Faraday. Since the 2019 redefinition of SI base units, the Faraday constant has an exactly-defined value, the product of the elementary charge (e, in coulombs) and the Avogadro constant (NA, in reciprocal moles):F = e × NA
= 1.602176634×10−19 C × 6.02214076×1023 mol−1
= 9.64853321233100184×104 C⋅mol−1.
Michael Faraday, the constant's namesake
The Avogadro constant, commonly denoted NA or L, is an SI defining constant with an exact value of 6.02214076×1023 mol−1 (reciprocal moles). It is defined as the number of constituent particles (usually molecules, atoms, or ions) per mole (SI unit) and used as a normalization factor in the amount of substance in a sample. The constant is named after the physicist and chemist Amedeo Avogadro (1776–1856).
Jean Perrin in 1926
Josef Loschmidt