Flow of electron is current
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
2
How many electrons will contribute 1 ampere current in 1 second? Charge of electron is 1.6x10−19 coulomb(1.6 x 10 to the power -19)
The answer is 6250000000000000000.
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1 solution
One ampere of current = 1C/sec. So the number of required electrons is just:
N * 1.6e-19 C = 1C, or 6.25e18 electrons.