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DEFINITION 1 coulomb is the amount of electric charge transported by a Current of 1 Ampere in 1 Second . : It can also be defined in terms of capacitance and voltage, where one coulomb is defined as one Farad of capacitance times one Volt of electric Potential Difference : : EXPLANATION In principle, the coulomb could be defined in terms of the charge of an Electron or Elementary Charge . Since the values of the Josephson (CIPM (1988) Recommendation 1, PV 56; 19) and Von Klitzing (CIPM (1988), Recommendation 2, PV 56; 20) constants have been given conventional values (KJ ≡ 4.835 979 Hz/V and RK ≡ 2.581 280 7 Ω), it is possible to combine these values to form an alternative (not yet official) definition of the coulomb. A coulomb is then equal to exactly 6.241 509 629 152 65 elementary charges. Combined with the present definition of the Ampere , this proposed definition would make the Kilogram a derived unit. If two of 900,000 metric tons of mass at the surface of the Earth; in everyday terms, it's enough force to accelerate an Airbus A380 airplane up to a final speed of 76,857 km/h in 1 second. In everyday life, most things don't have a large surplus of charge. HISTORICAL NOTE The Ampere was historically a derived unit - being defined as 1 coulomb per second. Therefore the coulomb, rather than the ampere, was the SI base electrical unit. In 1960 the SI system made the ampere the base unit. Kowalski, Ludwik, "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SI UNITS IN ELECTRICITY" pp 97-99 vo 24, The Physics Teacher, Feb 1986 SI MULTIPLES CONVERSIONS
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REFERENCES Kowalski, Ludwik, "A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SI UNITS IN ELECTRICITY" pp 97-99 vo 24, The Physics Teacher, Feb 1986 |
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