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Specific Charge

Calculate the specific charge of a helium nucleus. 2 protons and 2 neutrons

Did you get 47904191.62
Original post by zed963
Calculate the specific charge of a helium nucleus. 2 protons and 2 neutrons

Did you get 47904191.62


That number needs a unit.
How did you calculate it?
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Original post by Stonebridge
That number needs a unit.
How did you calculate it?


its coulombs per kilogram.

I did charge/mass

so 2(1.6*10^-19)/4(1.67*10^-27)
Original post by zed963
its coulombs per kilogram.

I did charge/mass

so 2(1.6*10^-19)/4(1.67*10^-27)



That's ok.

Just express the final answer to the appropriate number of sig figs and in the same format as you have for the numbers you used.

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