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A volt is the standard unit used to measure electrical pressure or force—the push that makes electricity flow through wires and devices. Understanding volts matters because it tells you how much electrical power a device uses and whether it's safe to use with a particular power source, like a battery or wall outlet.
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- Josephson voltage standard chip developed by the National Bureau of Standards as a standard volt
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- electric potential, electromotive force
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- V
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- M⋅L2⋅T−3⋅I
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- Alessandro Volta
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- kg⋅m2⋅s−3⋅A−1
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Das Volt ist die SI-Einheit der elektrischen Spannung. Es wurde nach dem italienischen Physiker Alessandro Volta benannt. Als Einheitenzeichen wird der Großbuchstabe „V“ verwendet. Das Volt ist eine kohärente, abgeleitete SI-Einheit, das heißt, sie ist mit den Basiseinheiten über den numerischen Faktor Eins verbunden.
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