well, how many electrons ins a Coulomb?
Just multiply.
electrons does it have?
Just multiply.
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.
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.