| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| coulomb |
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(k ´l m) (KEY) [for C. A. de Coulomb], abbr. coul or C, unit of electric charge. The absolute coulomb, the current U.S. legal standard, is the amount of charge transferred in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere; i.e., it is 1 ampere-second. |
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