Two lamps are separated by a distance R= 3 m. In each lamp one Ampere of current flows. From the definition of an Amp, how many Coulombs of charge per second flows through each lamp? From the definition of a Coulomb, how many electrons per second is that?

Respuesta :

Given data

*The given current is I = 1 Ampere

*The given time is t = 1 s

The expression for the charge is given as

[tex]Q=I\times t[/tex]

Substitute the known values in the above expression as

[tex]\begin{gathered} Q=1\times1 \\ =1\text{ C} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, 1 Coulomb of charge flows through each lamp

The formula for the number of electrons in one Coulomb of charge is calculated as

[tex]n=\frac{q}{e}[/tex]

*Here e = 1.6 × 10^-19 C is the charge of the electron

Substitute the known values in the above expression as

[tex]\begin{gathered} n=\frac{1}{1.6\times10^{-19}} \\ =6.25\times10^{18}\text{ electrons} \end{gathered}[/tex]