What is the SI unit of electric charge named after de Coulomb?
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The coulomb (C), named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, is the SI unit of electric charge. It represents the amount of charge carried by approximately 6.24 x 10^18 electrons. The coulomb is a fundamental unit in the study of electricity and is used to quantify the amount of charge flowing through a circuit or stored in a capacitor.
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