Electrical charge line density The linear charge density is the amount of electric charge in a line. It is measured in coulombs per metre (C/m). Since there are positive as well as negative charges, the charge density can take on negative values. [Wikipedia] Electricity and Magnetism QUDT http://qudt.org/vocab/quantity#Electricalchargelinedensity ODM2 Units Type Controlled Vocabulary ODM2 Working Group A vocabulary for describing the type of the Unit or the more general quantity that the Unit represents.