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If 16mA of current flows through a conductor in one second, the number of electron transported per seconds is
[1 electronic charge = 1.6 x 10-19C]
A
1.00 x 1020
B
2.56 x 10-18
C
2.56 x -17
D
1.00 x 1017
correct option: d

Current (I) = q/t → q = i x t

= 16 x 10-3 x 1

= 1.6 x 10-2C

But 1.6 x 10-19C = I electronic charge

1 coulomb = 1 / (1.6x10-19)

∴ 1.6 x 10-2 coulombs = 1 / (1.6x10-19) x 1.6x10-2 / 1

= 1.0 x 10-2 x 1019

= 1.0 x 1017

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