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A current of 5.0 A flows through a lamp for 1.0 hour. How much charge flows through the lamp in this time? |

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Answer: 18000 coulombs

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Current, I = 5.0A

Electric charge Q = ?

Time, T = 1 hour

(The SI unit of time is seconds. So, covert 1.0 hour to seconds)

If 1 hour = 60 minutes and 60 seconds = 1 minute

Then, 1.0 hour = (60 x 60)

= 3600 seconds

Since electric charge, Q = current x time

i.e Q = I x T

Q = 5.0 A x 3600 seconds

Q = 18000 coulombs

Thus, 18000 coulombs of charge flows through the lamp in this time.

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