Question

The charge per unit length on a glass rod is 0.00500 C/m. If the rod is 1 mm long, how many electrons have been removed from the glass rod?

Answer 1

3.125 × 10¹³ Electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question:

Charge per unit length on rod = 0.00500 C/m

Length of the rod = 1 mm = 1 × 10⁻³ m

Therefore, the total charge on the rod

= Charge per unit length on rod × Length of the rod

= 0.00500 C/m × ( 1 × 10⁻³ m)

= 5 × 10⁻⁶ C

Thus,

Number of electrons removed

= total charge on the rod ÷ Charge of an electron

= 5 × 10⁻⁶ ÷ (1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹)

= 3.125 × 10¹³ Electrons