Re: Fundamental Unit

mmeron_at_cars3.uchicago.edu
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:27:23 GMT

In article <f1f25543.0406090101.650961fd@posting.google.com>, pathikritb@hotmail.com (Pathikrit) writes:

>Should'nt charge (Coulomb) instead of current (Ampere) be a fundamental unit ?

What unit is considered "fundamental" is a matter of practicality,
nothing else.

>Can anyone plz tell why has current been chosen instead of charge.

Because it is easier to perform precise measurements of current than
of charge. Practicality.

Mati Meron | "When you argue with a fool,
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