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coulomb
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coulombhas symbol Chas source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall, 2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
has equivalent 2.998 × 109 esuhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
has base unit s·A2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
represents electric charge, quantity of electricity2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
has definition The practical and the SI unit of charge. It is the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of one ampere. From 1908 to 1948 the international coulomb, derived from the international ampere, was in use. Like the other international units it was replaced by the absolute unit on 1 January 1948. The name coulomb was given to the unit at the first meeting of the IEC in Paris in 1881. At this meeting two of the five units which were given definitions were named after French scientists. These were the ampere (A. M. Ampère 1775-1836) and the coulomb (C. A. Coulomb 1736-1806). (1 international coulomb = 0.99985 absolute coulomb.)has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall, 2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
has definition Unit of charge.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
is an instance of charge unit2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
is an instance of named derived SI unit2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
charge unitis a unit of charge2001-09-27 09:32:50.0
derived SI unithas unit defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations2001-09-27 09:32:56.0
unithas historical origin2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
SI unitis an acronym for Syteme Internationale2001-09-27 09:32:55.0