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Revision guide states that charge carried by the electron is 1.6x10^-19 C
Shouldn't it be -1.6x10^-19C on an electron, and 1.6x10^-19C on a proton?
Shouldn't it be -1.6x10^-19C on an electron, and 1.6x10^-19C on a proton?
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Yeah you're correct I think.
I thought electron was: -1.6x10^-19C which is what you put and also what you put for the proton was correct
What revision guide was it?
I thought electron was: -1.6x10^-19C which is what you put and also what you put for the proton was correct
What revision guide was it?
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Yeah you're correct I think.
I thought electron was: -1.6x10^-19C which is what you put and also what you put for the proton was correct
What revision guide was it?
Yeah you're correct I think.
I thought electron was: -1.6x10^-19C which is what you put and also what you put for the proton was correct
What revision guide was it?
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(Original post by Aerospengie)
Revision guide states that charge carried by the electron is 1.6x10^-19 C
Shouldn't it be -1.6x10^-19C on an electron, and 1.6x10^-19C on a proton?
Revision guide states that charge carried by the electron is 1.6x10^-19 C
Shouldn't it be -1.6x10^-19C on an electron, and 1.6x10^-19C on a proton?
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in textbooks and databooks elementary charge is afaik always given as +1.60E-19
and it's up to you to remember that electrons are -ve
can't speak for that particular book - in some cases it will not matter e.g. if calculating the *speed* of a particle after a certain amount of time in an electric field of a particular strength
and it's up to you to remember that electrons are -ve
can't speak for that particular book - in some cases it will not matter e.g. if calculating the *speed* of a particle after a certain amount of time in an electric field of a particular strength
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