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Define one “Coulomb” on the basis of Coulomb’s law.

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One coulomb is defined as the quantity of charge that experiences a repulsive force of 9×109N when placed at a distance of 1 metre in air or vacuum from an equal and similar charge.

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Hence, one Coulumb is defined.

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