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Calculate the number of electrons constituting one Coulomb of charge?

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The charge of one electron is
e=1.6 \cdot 10^(-19)C. In order to have 1 C of charge, we need to have N electrons such that their total charge is 1 C:

1 C = Ne
By rearranging the equation, we can easily calculate the number of electrons contained in 1 C of charge:

N= (1 C)/(e)= (1 C)/(1.6 \cdot 10^(-19)C)=6.25 \cdot 10^(18)
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