Question

What is the amount of electric current passing through the heating oil of a hot plate if 25 C of charge passes through it in 7 s?

Answer 1

Answer:

Current, I = 3.57A

Explanation:

A current of I amperes means that I Coulombs of charge flows through the conductor (heating coil) per second.

Therefore, in time t, the total charge (Q) passing through any point in which the current (C) flows will be given by the equation;

Q = It

Where; Q is the charge in coulombs; I is the current in amperes; t is the time in seconds.

From the question, we were given the following parameters;

Q = 25C, t= 7secs and I =?

From the equation, Q = It

We make current, I the subject of formula;

Thus, I = Q/t

Substituting into the equation;

I = 25/7

I = 3.57Amp.