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Re: electric charge

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From: "Joe Heafner" <heafnerj@VNET.NET>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 6:25 AM
Subject: electric charge


Another hopefully simple question. Is electric charge a
fundamental dimension or is it not? I've seen some texts
treat it as a dimension and some that do not. Which is it?

In the International System (SI), electric current is a
fundamental dimension. Charge is current times time.

Best wishes,

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