Question

After rubbing the hair on your head with a balloon, you determine there are 2.4 x 1018 electrons on your head. What is the charge, in coulombs (C), of your head?

Answer 1

q = 0.384 C

Step-by-step explanation:

The total charge present at the head can be easily found out by multiplying the charge on a single electron with the total number of electrons present on the head:

`q = ne`

where,

q = total charge on head = ?

n = total no. of electrons on the head = 2.4 x 10¹⁸

e = charge on 1 electron = 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ C

Therefore,

`q = (2.4\ x\ 10^(18))(1.6\ x\ 10^(-19)\ C)`

q = 0.384 C