maxwell
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compound derived CGS unit of magnetic flux; equals 10 nanowebers
Key facts
- Unit system
- Gaussian units
- Unit of
- magnetic flux
- Symbol
- Mx
- Named after
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Derivation
- 1 G ⋅cm
- Gaussian base units
- 1 cm ⋅ g ⋅ s
- Si units
- ≘ 10 Wb
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Encyclopedic overview
The maxwell (symbol: Mx) is the CGS (centimetre–gram–second) unit of magnetic flux (Φ).
History
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