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Noun: elementary charge
  1. The electric charge of a single proton (equal to minus the charge on an electron); defined as exactly 1.602176634 x 10^-19 coulombs
    "The physicist calculated the total charge by multiplying the number of electrons by the elementary charge";
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Derived forms: elementary charges

Encyclopedia: Elementary charge