A single electron has a charge of 1.6 x 10^-19C. How many electrons does it take to produce 1 ampere of current if they all pass a specific point in 1 second?
2007-03-21 20:35:47 · 5 answers · asked by El 1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
1electron has a charge of 1.6 10^(-19) C
1 ampere = 1C by second
so the number of electrons is 1/1.6 10^(-19)
N = 6.25 10^18 electrons
2007-03-21 20:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by maussy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 Ampere
2016-11-15 04:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hif current through a flashligt bulb is 0.3 ampere how may elctrons will pass at any point in the falshlight circuit every second?
2014-11-16 22:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't an amp defined as an Avogadros number of electrons per second?
2007-03-21 20:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6.25 billion billion electrons passing a given point in one second is one amp of current flow.
2007-03-21 20:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Max 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋