Volt
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The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).[1] It is named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745–1827).
| volt | |
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 Josephson voltage standard chip developed by the National Bureau of Standards as a standard volt | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | electric potential, electromotive force |
| Symbol | V |
| Named after | Alessandro Volta |
| SI base units | kg⋅m2⋅s−3⋅A−1 |