Question

3. 3.0*1015 electrons are removed from one side of a parallel plate capacitor and travel to the other side of the capacitor. Your lab partner says that your charge meter that can read down to micro-Coulombs of charge should be able to detect the charge on each individual plate. Are they correct? True False 4. 3.0*1015 electrons are removed from one side of a parallel plate capacitor and travel to the other side of the capacitor. What is the magnitude of the charge on each plate in micro-Coulombs? (Just state the number.)

Answer 1

True

`Q = 480 \mu C`

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know that total charge is always quantized and in the terms of multiples of charge of single electron

so we have

Q = Ne

here we know that

`N = 3.0 * 10^(15)`

also we know that

`e = 1.6 * 10^(-19) C`

so we have

`Q = (3.0 * 10^(15))(1.6 * 10^(-19) C)`

`Q = 480 \mu C`

Since this charge is in multiple of micro coulomb units so yes it is possible to measure it

and the magnitude of this charge is given as

`Q = 480\mu C`