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Definition of Ampere-second
1. Noun. A unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second.
Generic synonyms: Charge Unit, Quantity Unit
Group relationships: Abcoulomb, Ampere-minute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ampere-second
Literary usage of Ampere-second
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference Book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1895)
"The miner's inch-second ia the correct analogue of the ampere-second; the one
denotes a specific quantity of water, 0.194 gallon; ..."
2. Alternating-current Electricity and Its Applications to Industry by William Henry Timbie, Henry Harold Higbie (1916)
"If the elasticity (or capacitance) of the conductor is so large that a pressure
of one volt causes one ampere-second (one coulomb) of electricity to be ..."
3. General Physics: An Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy by William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt (1916)
"The ampere-second is usually called the coulomb. One ampere-hour is the quantity
of electricity carried in one hour by a current of one ampere. ..."
4. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Circuits by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"Approximately, 0.01 mg. of hydrogen are produced per coulomb or ampere-second.
From this electrochemical equivalent of hydrogen, all other chemical ..."
5. Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism: A Textbook for Colleges and by William Suddards Franklin, Barry MacNutt (1919)
"The ampere- second is the amount of charge which flows in one second through a
wire which carries a current of one ampere. The ampere-second is usually ..."
6. A Text-book of Physics by Louis Bevier Spinney (1911)
"The electrochemical equivalents given in this table are in grams per ampere-second.
It is convenient, when the products of electrolysis are gaseous, ..."
7. Theory and Calculation of Electric Circuits by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"Approximately, 0.01 mg. of hydrogen are produced per coulomb or ampere-second.
From this electrochemical equivalent of hydrogen, all other chemical ..."
8. A Treatise on the Theory of Solution Including the Phenomena of Electrolysis by William Cecil Dampier Dampier, Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick (1902)
"... grams per ampere-second. The electrical measurements of the thermal equivalent
agree better with the mechanical ones if the higher value is taken, ..."
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