An electrical impulse in one of our brain's neurons. Can transmit 11.6 billion lons, each with a charge. of te. How much charge in nC is transmitted? q= nC

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An electrical impulse in one of our brains neurons.
Can transmit 11.6 billion lons, each with a charge.
of te. How much charge in nC is transmitted?
q=
nC
Transcribed Image Text:An electrical impulse in one of our brains neurons. Can transmit 11.6 billion lons, each with a charge. of te. How much charge in nC is transmitted? q= nC
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According to the question,

the total number of ions of electric impulse that transmits in our brain is N=11.6billion=11.6×109

 

And the charge of one ion is q=1.6×10-19C

 

So the total charge transmitted will be

Q=qN=1.6×10-19C×11.6×109=1.856×10-9C=1.856nC

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