The SI base unit ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed 1 meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10−7 newton per meter of length.
Characteristic |
Description |
Dimension symbol (SI) |
I |
Quantity symbol (SI) |
I |
Table 1: Quantity brief
Unit name |
Symbol |
Conversion to base unit |
Relation to SI units |
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SI |
gigaampere |
See SI prefixes |
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SI |
megaampere |
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SI |
kiloampere |
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SI |
Ampere |
A |
* 1 |
|
SI |
milliampere |
See SI prefixes |
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SI |
microampere |
Table 2: Supported units. Basis units for a unit system are printed in boldface.