coulomb

SI unit of electric charge
Intangible unit_of_electric_charge Q25406
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coulomb

Summary

coulomb is an unit of electric charge[1]. coulomb has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • coulomb's instance of is recorded as unit of electric charge[3].
  • coulomb's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name[4].
  • coulomb's instance of is recorded as UCUM base unit[5].
  • coulomb's measured physical quantity is recorded as electric charge[6].
  • coulomb's measured physical quantity is recorded as electric flux[7].
  • Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is named after coulomb[8].
  • coulomb's based on is recorded as ampere[9].
  • coulomb's based on is recorded as second[10].
  • coulomb's Commons category is recorded as Coulomb (charge unit)[11].
  • coulomb's numeric value is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2101', 'amount': '+6241509074460762607.7762409809304458998869658961709711215274158092608907689262930544023899427308712080493367125212986972071895'}[12].
  • coulomb's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • coulomb's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • coulomb's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • coulomb's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • coulomb's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C42550[17].
  • coulomb's different from is recorded as Coulomb's constant[18].
  • coulomb's different from is recorded as Q28006[19].
  • coulomb's different from is recorded as Coulomb[20].
  • coulomb's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25406', 'amount': '+1'}[21].
  • coulomb's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q25406 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[22].
  • coulomb's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • coulomb's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'C'}[24].
  • coulomb's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кл'}[25].
  • coulomb's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'C'}[26].
  • coulomb's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'К'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of electric charge[3], SI unit with special name[4], and UCUM base unit[5].

Origins

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb is named after coulomb[8].

Influence

Things named for coulomb include Coulomb collision[28], a collision[29].

Why It Matters

coulomb has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] coulomb is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for coulomb include Coulomb collision[28], a collision[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISO 80000-1: Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
    Derived from base unit ampere, second
    Measured physical quantity electric charge, electric flux
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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