Discover the ease of converting foot-pounds to Rydberg constants with our intuitive tool, designed to spark your curiosity in energy unit conversions.
A foot-pound (ft-lb) is a unit of work or energy in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is the energy transferred upon applying a force of one pound-force through a displacement of one foot. In physical terms, it's the work done by the force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot along the direction of the force.
Definition of RydbergThe Rydberg constant represents the highest wavenumber (inverse wavelength) of any photon that can be emitted from the hydrogen atom, or more generally, the highest wavenumber of a photon that can be emitted from any hydrogen-like element, in a vacuum. It is a fundamental physical constant associated with atomic spectra, named after the Swedish physicist Johannes Rydberg.
| Foot-pound (ft-lb) | Rydberg Constant (Ry) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft-lb | 4.135667696e-21 Ry |
| 5 ft-lb | 2.067833848e-20 Ry |
| 10 ft-lb | 4.135667696e-20 Ry |
| 15 ft-lb | 6.203501544e-20 Ry |
| 20 ft-lb | 8.271335392e-20 Ry |
| 25 ft-lb | 1.033916924e-19 Ry |
| 30 ft-lb | 1.240700309e-19 Ry |
| 35 ft-lb | 1.447483693e-19 Ry |
| 40 ft-lb | 1.654267077e-19 Ry |
| 45 ft-lb | 1.861050461e-19 Ry |
Example 1:
Convert 1 ft-lb to Ry:
1 ft-lb = 1 × 1.3558179483314 × 4.135667696e-21 Ry
Example 2:
Convert 2 ft-lb to Ry:
2 ft-lb = 2 × 1.3558179483314 × 4.135667696e-21 Ry
The Foot-pound to Rydberg Constant Converter has its roots in the need to bridge classical mechanic units with quantum mechanical units. The converter facilitates the understanding of energy levels in atomic physics by translating the familiar work units of foot-pounds into the Rydberg constant, a unit pertinent to atomic spectra.
Unlock the potential of converting mechanical energy measures into atomic scales with our ft-lb to Ry converter.
Example Conversion 1:
3 ft-lb = 3 × 1.3558179483314 × 4.135667696e-21 Ry
Example Conversion 2:
7 ft-lb = 7 × 1.3558179483314 × 4.135667696e-21 Ry
