• The elementary charge, usually denoted by e, is a fundamental physical constant, defined as the electric charge carried by a single proton or, equivalently...
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    the elementary charge, e, about 1.602×10−19 C, which is the smallest charge that can exist freely. Particles called quarks have smaller charges, multiples...
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  • Charge number (z) refers to a quantized value of electric charge, with the quantum of electric charge being the elementary charge, so that the charge...
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  • current. The electron and the proton are the elementary charge carriers, each carrying one elementary charge (e), of the same magnitude and opposite sign...
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    fixing the elementary charge e to be exactly 1.602176634×10−19 C, which means an ampere is an electric current equivalent to 1019 elementary charges moving...
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    is equal to the charge carrier density multiplied by the elementary charge on the particles. However, because the elementary charge on an electron is...
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    Coulomb (category Units of electrical charge)
    by a 1 ampere current in 1 second and is defined in terms of the elementary charge e, at about 6.241509×1018 e. The coulomb is named after Charles-Augustin...
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  • In atomic physics, a partial charge (or net atomic charge) is a non-integer charge value when measured in elementary charge units. It is represented by...
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    constant defined as the quotient of the total electric charge (q) by the amount (n) of elementary charge carriers in any given sample of matter: F = q/n; it...
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    Coulomb (C) is the SI unit of charge; however, other units can be used, such as expressing charge in terms of the elementary charge (e). The SI unit of the...
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