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1 C charge contains:
6×1019 electrons
6×1018 electrons
6×1017 electrons
6×1020 electrons
6×1018 electrons
1 coulomb (C) of electric charge is defined as the total charge carried by approximately 6×1018 (specifically 6.24×1018) electrons. This is derived from the elementary charge of a single electron (1.6×10−19 C).
1 coulomb (C) of electric charge is defined as the total charge carried by approximately 6×1018 (specifically 6.24×1018) electrons. This is derived from the elementary charge of a single electron (1.6×10−19 C).
Think of 1 coulomb of charge like a large bulk order of items (like a gross of eggs), where instead of individual electrons, you are counting collections of fundamental charge units.
Remember '1 Coulomb has 6 point 25 into 10 to the 18 electrons' or simply associate 1 C≈6×1018 electrons.
Q=n×e — Quantization of electric charge
n=eQ — Formula to calculate number of electrons in charge Q
The charge Q is quantized and given by the relation Q=n×e, where n is the number of electrons and e is the elementary charge of a single electron (1.602×10−19 C). Rearranging this formula gives n=eQ. Substituting Q=1 C and e=1.6×10−19 C yields n=1.6×10−191≈6.25×1018 electrons, which is commonly approximated in multiple-choice questions as 6×1018 electrons.
The SI unit of electric charge is the Coulomb (C).
The elementary charge e carried by a single proton is +1.602×10−19 C and by an electron is −1.602\times 10⁻19\text{ C}.$
1 Coulomb is a very large unit of charge compared to the charge of a single electron.
Quantization implies charge always exists in integer multiples of e.
Used in electrostatics and current electricity calculations.
Fundamental in defining Ampere (1 A=1 C/s).
Essential in electrochemical calculations (Faraday's laws).
Option A (6×1019) has an incorrect exponent.
Option B (6×1018) is the standard accepted approximation used in exams.
Option C (6×1017) and Option D (6×1020) are incorrect order-of-magnitude distractors.
B is correct — 1 Coulomb charge contains 6×1018 electrons.
Remember that current is rate of flow of charge (I=tQ), and 1 Ampere flowing for 1 second transfers exactly 6.25×1018 electrons past a cross-section of a conductor.