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Volt (V)

Volt is the electrical unit of voltage. The volt unit symbol is V.

One Volt is defined as energy consumption of one joule per electric charge of one coulomb.

1V = 1J/C

One volt is equal to current of 1 amp times resistance of 1 ohm:

1V = 1A · 1Ω

Table of voltage values of volt (V)

namesymbolconversionexample
microvoltμV1μV = 10-6VV = 30μV
millivoltmV1mV = 10-3VV = 5mV
voltV

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V = 10V
kilovoltkV1kV = 103VV = 2kV
megavoltMV1MV = 106VV = 5MV

Alessandro Volta

The Volt unit is named after Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist who invented an electric battery.

 


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