Question

Using his shiny new ammeter, Connor gets a reading of "32 amperes per second" for the circuit he built in his garage. What is this in Coulombs?

Answer 1

There appears to be confusion with the unit of current measured by Connor's ammeter, as amperes are already a rate of charge per second. Hence, a reading of 32 amperes indicates that 32 coulombs of charge flow per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Connor's ammeter is reading 32 amperes per second, it might be a misunderstanding of the unit, as the ampere (A) is already a measure of charge flow per second. One ampere is defined as one coulomb of charge moving through a circuit in one second (C/s). Therefore, if the ammeter shows a current of 32 amperes, this means that 32 coulombs of charge flow through the circuit each second. There is no unit such as amperes per second because an ampere is a rate of charge flow per second, not per second squared. Thus, the correct reading of 32 amperes corresponds to a charge flow of 32 coulombs every second.