Title: electric charge
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - electric charge
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.E01923
Status: current
Index: quantity

Definition
Integral of the electric current over time. The smallest electric charge found on its own is the elementary charge, \(e\), the charge of a proton.

Related Terms
- electric current: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01927
- elementary charge: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02032
- proton: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04906

Sources
- Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 14 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
- PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 970 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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Citation: Citation: 'electric charge' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.E01923
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