Question

a current of 1.80 a flows in a wire. how many electrons are flowing past any point in the wire per second?

Answer 1

Any point in the wire has 1.12 x $10^{19}$. electrons flow per second.

What causes a current in a wire?

• Electric current in a wire, where electrons serve as the charge carriers, is a measurement of the amount of charge that moves through any point of the wire in a given amount of time.
• A free electron is drawn to a proton to become neutral if an electron is added to the wire.
• Lack of electrons can result from pushing electrons out of their orbits.
• Electric current is the name given to the constantly moving electrons in wire.

The current is the quantity of charge Q flowing through a certain point of the wire in a time interval of $\Delta t$.

I = $\frac{Q}{\Delta t}$.

by using this relationship

I=1.80 A, we can find the charge passing any point in the wire in 1 second:

Electric Charge, Q = 1.80 C.

To find how many electrons corresponds to this charge, we should divide this value by the charge of a single electron

charge of the electron = 1.6 x $10^{-19}$ C.

No. of Electrons = Q/q = $\frac{1.80}{1.6* 10^{-19}}$= 1.12 x $10^{19}$.

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