Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
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Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (pronounced: sharl-oh-gus-tan de koo-lomb) was a renowned French physicist and engineer, best known for formulating Coulomb's law, which describes the electrostatic interaction between electrically charged particles.
Etymology
The term "Coulomb" is derived from the surname of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. It is now used as a unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI).
Related Terms
- Coulomb's law: This law describes the force between two charges. It states that the force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
- Coulomb (unit): The coulomb (symbol: C) is the SI unit of electric charge. It is defined as the charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second.
- Coulomb's constant: This is a proportionality constant in Coulomb's law. It is equal to approximately 8.9875517923(14)×10^9 N(m/C)^2.
- Coulomb barrier: The energy barrier due to electrostatic interaction that two nuclei need to overcome so they can get close enough to undergo a nuclear reaction.
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