What is the value of the permittivity of free space (vacuum permittivity)?

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15 Dec 2018
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28 May 2026

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The permittivity of free space, also known as the vacuum permittivity, is a constant value of approximately 8.854 x 10⁻¹² farads per meter (F/m). This fundamental physical constant is crucial in electromagnetism and appears in Coulomb's law and Maxwell's equations.

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