. An object has an excess charge of −8, 6 × 10−18 C. How many excess

electrons does it have?

oobleck oobleck answered
3 years ago

well, how many electrons ins a Coulomb?

Just multiply.

Kundi Kundi answered
2 years ago

I am school learner

Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
8 months ago

To find the number of excess electrons, we need to calculate the charge of a single electron and then divide the total excess charge by the charge of a single electron.

The charge of a single electron is represented by the elementary charge, which is approximately equal to 1.6 × 10^-19 C.

Let's calculate the number of excess electrons:

Number of excess electrons = Total excess charge / Charge of a single electron

Number of excess electrons = (-8.6 × 10^-18 C) / (1.6 × 10^-19C)

Number of excess electrons ≈ -5.375

Since we can't have a negative number of electrons, let's take the absolute value:

Number of excess electrons ≈ 5.375

Therefore, the object has approximately 5.375 excess electrons.

Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
8 months ago

To determine the number of excess electrons an object has, you can use the elementary charge, e. The elementary charge, e, is the charge of a single electron and is approximately 1.6 x 10^-19 coulombs (C).

Given an excess charge of -8.6 x 10^-18 C, we can divide this value by the elementary charge to find the number of excess electrons.

Number of excess electrons = (excess charge) / (elementary charge)

Plugging in the values:
Number of excess electrons = (-8.6 x 10^-18 C) / (1.6 x 10^-19 C)

Now, divide the numerator by the denominator:
Number of excess electrons = -8.6 x 10^-18 C / 1.6 x 10^-19 C

We can simplify the division by dividing the coefficients and subtracting the exponents of the powers of 10:
Number of excess electrons = -8.6 / 1.6 x 10^(-18 - (-19)) electrons

Simplifying:
Number of excess electrons = -8.6 / 1.6 x 10^1 electrons
Number of excess electrons = -5.375 x 10^1 electrons

Therefore, the object has approximately -53.75 excess electrons. Note that the negative sign indicates an excess of electrons, while a positive sign would indicate an excess of protons.

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