An electroscope has a charge of −3.1 µC while your finger has a charge of 3.7 µC. You touch the electroscope with your finger and discover that the charges of your finger and the electroscope are now the same. In this process, electrons were transferred from the electroscope to your finger. How many electrons were transferred in order for your finger and the electroscope

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An electroscope has a charge of −3.1 µC while your finger has a charge of 3.7 µC. You touch the electroscope with your finger and discover that the charges of your finger and the electroscope are now the same. In this process, electrons were transferred from the electroscope to your finger. How many electrons were transferred in order for your finger and the electroscope to have the same charge?

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