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How much charge does an electron in 1 coulomb carry?
How much charge does one electron have in one coulomb?
3 Answers
- 7 years ago
I think you're making a little bit mistake.It's about the charge an electron carries.Charge of an electron,e=-1.6*10^-19 coulomb.
So if there's 1 coulomb negative charge,there are (1/e)=6.242*10^18 electrons.
Hope you understand...
- billrussell42Lv 77 years ago
one electron has a charge of 1.602e-19 Coulomb, NOT 1 coulomb.
or
1 C = 6.242e18 electrons
- Steve4PhysicsLv 77 years ago
I think you mean: "How many electrons are needed to give a total charge of -1C?"
The charge on 1 electron = -1.60x10⁻¹⁹ C
Therefore the total charge on N electrons = N x -1.60x10⁻¹⁹ C.
So if the total charge = -1C
N x -1.60x10⁻¹⁹ = -1
N = 1 /(1.60x10⁻¹⁹)
= 6.24x10¹⁸