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Grade 11Electromagnetic Induction

An electron gun emits 2.0 × 10^16 electrons per second. What electric current does this correspond to?

Profile image of Simran Bhatia
12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Deepak Patra
12 Years ago
Sol. No. of electrons per second = 2 * 10^16 electrons / sec. Charge passing per second = 2 * 10^16 * 1.6 * 10^-9 coulomb/sec = 3.2 * 10^-9 Coulomb/sec Current = 3.2 * 10^-3 A.