Coulomb

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002622",
  "term": "Coulomb",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The SI unit of electric charge, defined as the amount of charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second. It represents the charge of approximately 6.242 x 10^18 electrons or protons. The coulomb is named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "electric charge"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 72 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 967 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/coulomb/"
}