Title: electric current density
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - electric current density
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.E01928
Status: current
Index: quantity

Definition
A vector quantity the scalar product of which with the cross sectional area vector is equal to the electric current. By magnitude it is the electric current divided by the cross sectional area.

Related Term
- electric current: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01927

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 971 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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Citation: Citation: 'electric current density' 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.E01928
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