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Why is it that the specific charge of an electron is 1.76 x 10^7 Ckg^-1 and not -1.76 x 10^7 Ckg^-1 as electron's charge is negative so shouldn't the specific charge be negative too?
Original post by sarkar97
Why is it that the specific charge of an electron is 1.76 x 10^7 Ckg^-1 and not -1.76 x 10^7 Ckg^-1 as electron's charge is negative so shouldn't the specific charge be negative too?


It can be either.
Read this thread where the same question was asked a short time ago
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=50566101
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Original post by Stonebridge
It can be either.
Read this thread where the same question was asked a short time ago
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=50566101



Thanks alot.

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