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Geophysicist
May7-09, 10:15 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
A capacitor has a capacitance of 2.5x10-8F. In charging process, electrons are removed from one plate and placed on the other plate. When the potential difference between the plates is 450v, hoow many electrons have been transferred?


2. Relevant equations
C=qV


3. The attempt at a solution
C=qV
q=C/V
q=2.5x10-8/450

diazona
May7-09, 11:00 AM
So far so good, now how would you convert from a charge q to a number of electrons? (Hint: what's the charge of one electron?)

Geophysicist
May7-09, 02:15 PM
charge of one electron is approximately 1.6x10^-19C. divide q by the charge for one electron.