Volt

volt
Josephson voltage standard chip developed by the National Bureau of Standards as a standard volt
General information
Unit systemSI
Unit ofelectric potential, electromotive force
SymbolV
Named afterAlessandro Volta
SI base unitskgm2s−3A−1

The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).[1]

  1. ^ "SI Brochure, Table 3 (Section 2.2.2)". BIPM. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2007-07-29.