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1. Determine the quantity of charge on the following questions. Use 1.60 x 10-19 C for the charge of an electron. [3 marks]
a. a plastic tube which has been rubbed with animal fur and gained 3.8x109 electrons.
b. a vinyl balloon which has been rubbed with animal fur and gained 1.7x1012 electrons.
c. an acetate strip which has been rubbed with wool and lost 7.3x108 electrons.
(1)(a) number of electrons gained by plastic tube
Quantity of charge-
Since plastic tube gains electrons which are negativity charge so nature of vharge on tune will be also negative it means-
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(b)
Quantity of charge on the balloon-
Since balloon gained the electrons so it becomes negatively charged i.e.-
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(C)
since the strip lost the electrons so it becomes positively charged i.e.-