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The '''coulomb''', abbreviated '''C''', is the [[SI]] unit of [[electric charge]]. It is defined as the amount of charge passing a point in one [[second]] in a circuit with one [[ampere_(unit)|ampere]] of current. | The '''coulomb''', abbreviated '''C''', is the [[SI]] unit of [[electric charge]]. It is defined as the amount of charge passing a point in one [[second]] in a circuit with one [[ampere_(unit)|ampere]] of current. | ||
The coulomb is named for [[Charles-Augustin de Coulomb]] (1736–1806) | The coulomb is named for French physicist [[Charles-Augustin de Coulomb]] (1736–1806). Coulomb also developed the law of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, which is named [[Coulomb's law]] in his honor. | ||
The coulomb is a derived unit in the SI, equal to 1 [[ampere|A]]·[[second|s]]. | The coulomb is a derived unit in the SI, equal to 1 [[ampere|A]]·[[second|s]]. | ||
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One coulomb is −6.241 509 647 ·10<sup>18</sup> times the charge ''e'' of an electron.<ref> | One coulomb is −6.241 509 647 ·10<sup>18</sup> times the charge ''e'' of an electron.<ref> | ||
1 |e| = 1.602 176 487(40) × 10<sup>−19</sup> C from [http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?e|search_for=elementary+charge NIST]; value retrieved 8 July 2008</ref> | 1 |e| = 1.602 176 487(40) × 10<sup>−19</sup> C from [http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?e|search_for=elementary+charge NIST]; value retrieved 8 July 2008</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 21 October 2021
The coulomb, abbreviated C, is the SI unit of electric charge. It is defined as the amount of charge passing a point in one second in a circuit with one ampere of current.
The coulomb is named for French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806). Coulomb also developed the law of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, which is named Coulomb's law in his honor.
The coulomb is a derived unit in the SI, equal to 1 A·s.
- C = A ⋅ s
One coulomb is −6.241 509 647 ·1018 times the charge e of an electron.[1]
Sources
- Coulomb. Sizes.com (2003-11-08). Retrieved on 2007-06-21.