The
statcoulomb (
statC) or
franklin (
Fr) or
electrostatic unit of charge (
esu) is the
physical unit for
electrical charge used in the esu-cgs
(centimetre-gram-second system of units) and
Gaussian units. It is a derived unit given by
- 1 statC =dyn1/2 cm= cm3/2 g1/2 s-1.