[SI-LIST] Re: Definition of a Volt
- From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:16:41 -0700
Yes, IFF the work used to move one Coulomb between the two points is 1
Joule.
Steve.
On 3/13/2013 6:40 PM, Doug Brooks wrote:
> When I look for a definition of a volt, it is almost always defined
> in terms of Ohm's law (i.e. the force needed to push one coulomb of
> current through one Ohm in one second), etc. Sometimes it is defined
> in terms of Joules.
>
> But a volt is the potential difference between two points.
>
> Can you define a volt as the difference in charge between two points
> when the difference in charge is equal to one Coulomb? (=6.25 x 10^18
> electrons?)
>
> How wrong would a definition like that be?
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug Brooks
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