What is wrong with Ampere's force law?

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Dunnis said:
One ampere IS one coulomb per meter per second

No, it is not. It is 1 C/s. As the equations you posted said.

Anyway, your question has been answered, over and over again. If you choose not to accept the answer, there's not much more to be done. We might as well close this thread.
 

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