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If a current of 0.5 ampere flows through a metallic wire for 2 hours, then how many electrons would flow through the wire?

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If a current of 0.5 ampere flows through a metallic wire for 2 hours, then how many electrons would flow through the wire?

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Solution

Given: Current (I) = 0.5 A

Time (t) = 2 hours = 2 × 60 × 60 s = 7200 s

Charge (Q) = It

= 0.5 A × 7200 s

= 3600 C

We know that 96487 C = 6.023 × 1023 number of electrons

Then,

3600 C = `(6.023 xx 10^(23) xx 3600)/9648` number of electrons

= 2.25 × 1022 number of electrons

Hence, 2.25 × 1022 number of electrons will flow through the wire.

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