Ampere
The ampere (symbol: A, often shortened to amp) is the standard unit of electric current. An electric current of one ampere is one coulomb per second. The amp is named after André-Marie Ampère who studied electromagnetism.
| Standard: | SI base unit |
| Quantity: | Electric current |
| Symbol: | A |
| Named after: | André-Marie Ampère |
The ampere is defined so the elementary charge e is 1.602 176 634 × 10−19 C or A•s.[1]
References
- ↑ ampere (A). www.npl.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
Other websites
- The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
- A short history of the SI units in electricity Archived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
