A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of $8 × 10^{-10}C$. What is the number of electrons transferred? |
$2×10^{10}$; polythene to wool $5×10^9$; polythene to wool $5×10^9$; wool to polythene $2×10^{10}$; wool to polythene |
$5×10^9$; wool to polythene |
The correct answer is Option (3) → $5×10^9$; wool to polythene Relationship between charge and charge (q) of a single electron (e), $q = ne$ $⇒n = \frac{q}{e} = \frac{-8\times 10^{-10}}{-1.6\times 10^{-19}}$ $= 5\times 10^9$ |