Meaning & use
Microcoulomb
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A unit of electric charge equal to one millionth of a coulomb.
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The capacitor stored a charge of only a few microcoulombs.
Static electricity from friction typically involves charges measured in microcoulombs.
A note on using this word
The coulomb, from which this unit derives, is named after French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
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