Coulomb
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For other uses, see Coulomb (disambiguation).
The coulomb (symbol: C) is the unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI).[1][2] It is equal to the electric charge delivered by a 1 ampere current in 1 second and is defined in terms of the elementary charge e, at about 6.241509×1018 e.[2][1]
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Coulomb | |
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General information | |
Unit system | SI |
Unit of | electric charge |
Symbol | C |
Named after | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb |
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1 C in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI base units | A⋅s |
CGS units | ≘ 2997924580 statC |
Atomic units | ≈6.241509×1018 e |
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