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The coulomb is an SI unit, the unit symbol is a capital C. The coulomb is named in honour of French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.<ref>Magnet.fsu.edu, (2014). MagLab - Pioneers in Electricity and Magnetism: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. [online] Available at: http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/pioneers/coulomb.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].</ref> | |||
It can also be measured as 1 [[ | It is a current of electricity or charge being transported at 1 [[Ampere|amp]] per seond. | ||
It can also be measured as 1 [[Farad|farad]] * the potential difference of a [[Volt|volt]]. | |||
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Revision as of 17:47, 27 November 2014
The coulomb is an SI unit, the unit symbol is a capital C. The coulomb is named in honour of French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.[1]
It is a current of electricity or charge being transported at 1 amp per seond.
It can also be measured as 1 farad * the potential difference of a volt.
References
- ↑ Magnet.fsu.edu, (2014). MagLab - Pioneers in Electricity and Magnetism: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. [online] Available at: http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/pioneers/coulomb.html [Accessed 27 Nov. 2014].