Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
ScienceClass 10CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
Solution:
The value of the charge of an electron is 1.6 × 10-19 C.
According to charge quantization,
Q = nqe, where n is the number of electrons and qe is the charge of an electron.
Substituting the values in the above equation, the number of electrons in a coulomb of charge can be calculated as follows:
Therefore, the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge is 6. 25 × 1018.
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