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Grade 8General Physics

calculate the fine structure constant.

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12 Years agoGrade 8
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11 Years ago
Thefine-structure constant, also known as Sommerfeld's constant, commonly denotedα(see theGreek letter α), is afundamental physical constantcharacterizing the strength of theelectromagnetic interactionbetween elementary charged particles.

Its value is,
α = e2/4πε0(?c) = 7.297\times10-3