How to calculate charge chemistry
- how to calculate charge in coulombs
- how to calculate net charge in coulombs
- how to calculate electric charge in coulombs
- how to find charge in coulombs law
How to calculate charge of electron
How to calculate the charge of an ion in coulombs.
Electric Charge
Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force within an electromagnetic field.
The idea behind all of electricity is:
Fundamental particles can have 0, +1 or −1 electric charge:
- + and − are pulled towards each other
- + pushes + away
- − pushes − away
We sum it up by saying:
opposites attract and like charges repel
Electric charge is matter experiencing force in an electromagnetic field.
Electric charge can be felt far away (called an electric field).
In fact there is no limit, but it does get weaker the further we go.
Charge is measured in Coulombs (C) and can be any multiple of the elementary charge (e), such as 0, +1e, -1e, +2e, etc.
- e = 1.602176634 × 10-19 Coulombs. So small!
- A Coulomb equals the charge of about 6.241509×1018 electrons. That is a lot!
Electrons have a charge of −1e and protons have a charge of +1e
Note: the elementary charge e is different to Euler's Number e
Electric charge is conserved: it is neither created nor destroyed but can be t
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