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994577 No.994577 [Reply] [Original]

Wat is the unit of electricity?

>> No.994583

wat?

>> No.994586

ba dum tshh

>> No.994581

A watt.

>> No.994594
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994594

>watt
>unit of "electricity"
>my face

by the way, what is "electricity" supposed to mean?

>> No.994595

so what is it?

>> No.994598

JEWel

>> No.994599

A watt is a measure of power not "electricy".

It makes more sense for it to be coulombs or maybe amps becuase it's the charge flow that causes the "electricity".

>> No.994618

eV

>> No.994620

"electricity" is a phenomenon that is not clearly defined in common usage, and thus does not even have a clear dimensionality, much less an accepted standard unit.

The MKS unit of current is the Amp, which is a rate of charge flow equal to one Coulomb per second through a given conductor cross-section.

>> No.994623

>>994620
Oh, and /thread

>> No.994626

If by "electricity" you mean "electrical current" then yes, unit is Amp

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994629

next question

what's the unit of motion?

>> No.994637

>>994629
pound foot.

>> No.994640

>>994629
In MKS units, velocity is measured in meters per second (m/s). Acceleration is m/s^2.

>> No.994639

>>994629
an inch

>> No.994649

ITT: Why science has a very specific technical vocabulary

For instance "work" is a very specific concept in classical physics that has nothing to do with the other meanings of the word in common usage.

>> No.994672

electricity is the unit of wat?

>> No.994689

1 WAT = 100 wtf

>> No.994716

1 eV (Electron Volt)

>> No.994744

>>994629

the unit of motion is the step, silly

>> No.994750

Couloumb?

>> No.994781

>>994750
nah dawg, that's charge, which is part of electricity but electricity is a broad term, could mean anything but this nigger is trolling

>> No.994799

>>994781

Truth, but it fits better than volts or amps, since they are more akin to being descriptions of energy. But you are right, matter of perception.

>> No.997131

bump

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>>997131

>> No.997163

kilowatt-hour usually for electricity, that's what the electricity companies charge you in as well

>> No.997354

>>997142
Good to see that pic I made getting some good use.

>> No.997378

>>997142
Lol'd

(I'd be embarassed to explain why this is funny to my friends though... "You're such a dork")