Question

A conducting sphere has a net charge of -4.8x10-17 C. What is the approximate number of excess electrons on the sphere?

Answer 1

The number is
`N = 300`

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

The net charge is
`Q = -4.8 *10^(-17 ) \ C`

Generally the charge on a electron is
`e = - 1.60 *10^(-19 ) \ C`

Generally the number of excess electrons is mathematically represented as

`N = (Q)/(e)`

=>
`N = (-4.8 *10^(-17))/(-1.60 *10^(-19))`

=>
`N = 300`