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Section 18.1: Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge

Question

Common static electricity involves charges ranging from nanocoulombs to microcoulombs. (a) How many electrons are needed to form a charge of (b) How many electrons must be removed from a neutral object to leave a net charge of ?

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Final Answer

  1. 1.25×1010 electrons1.25 \times 10^{10} \textrm{ electrons}
  2. 3.13×1012 electrons3.13 \times 10^{12} \textrm{ electrons}

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celevy·
In b, why does .500 become negative when converting to C?
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