Definition:Electric Charge/Units
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Definition
The SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb $\mathrm C$.
In the CGS unrationalised electromagnetic system, the base unit of electric charge is the abcoulomb $\mathrm {abC}$.
In the CGS unrationalised electrostatic system, the base unit of electric charge is the statcoulomb $\mathrm {statC}$.
Sources
- 1958: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Preliminary Survey: $\S 3$. Magnetism
- 1976: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Electrical Quantities: Definitions and Laws: Definitions: Table $1$-$2$: Important Derived Quantities