milliampere hour

milliampere hour

Unit whose name includes an SI unit and a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI
Name Symbol Quantity SI units
milliampere hour mA h electric charge 3.6 C
The milliampere hour, or milliamp hour, symbol mA h, is a non-SI unit of electic charge, accepted for use with the SI.
 
One milliampere hour is equal to 3.6 coulombs.
Definition e
1 \mspace{4mu} \text{mA h} \mspace{6mu} = \dfrac{3.6}{1.602 \mspace{4mu} 176 \mspace{4mu} 634 \times 10^{-19}} \mspace{6mu} e\\ \\ \\ 1 \mspace{4mu} \text{mA h} \mspace{6mu} \approx 2.246 \mspace{4mu} 943 \mspace{4mu} 266 \mspace{4mu} 805 \mspace{4mu} 874 \mspace{4mu} 539 \times10^{19} \mspace{6mu} e

The milliampere hour is derived from the ampere (an SI base unit) and the hour (a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI).

current × time = charge SI units
0.001 A × 3600 s = 3.6 A s 3.6 C

The milliampere hour, mA h, is a non-SI unit commonly used to quantify the charge stored in an electric battery.