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coulomb (C)



The derived unit of electric charge in the SI system of units. 1 coulomb (C) is equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one second (that is, 1 C = 1 A s). The unit is named after the French physicist Charles Coulomb (1736–1806).


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