Many of a computer's internal components, such as the random access memory (RAM) and central processing unit (CPU), are very sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). You have probably experienced ESDs yourself, if you have ever shuffled your feet across a carpeted floor and then touched a metal doorknob. You experienced a small shock, as the excess electrons you stripped from the carpet are transferred to the door knob. If the relative humidity in the room is low, the buildup of charge on the surface of your body, which acts like an insulator, can be significant-more than enough to damage a computer's components. To prevent ESDs, people assembling computers will wear antistatic equipment, such as that shown in the photo. The wrist strap is said to be grounded, which gives the static charge a safe conducting path away from the body, thereby protecting the computer components. In walking across a carpeted hallway, a computer technician acquires a charge of -4.79 x 10-⁹ C. Assume he touches one of the contact pins of a RAM module without wearing his antistatic equipment and completely delivers his excess charge through the component. How many electrons enter the RAM module during the discharge?

Many of a computer's internal components, such as the random access memory (RAM) and central processing unit (CPU), are very sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). You have probably experienced ESDs yourself, if you have ever shuffled your feet across a carpeted floor and then touched a metal doorknob. You experienced a small shock, as the excess electrons you stripped from the carpet are transferred to the door knob. If the relative humidity in the room is low, the buildup of charge on the surface of your body, which acts like an insulator, can be significant-more than enough to damage a computer's components. To prevent ESDs, people assembling computers will wear antistatic equipment, such as that shown in the photo. The wrist strap is said to be grounded, which gives the static charge a safe conducting path away from the body, thereby protecting the computer components. In walking across a carpeted hallway, a computer technician acquires a charge of -4.79 x 10-⁹ C. Assume he touches one of the contact pins of a RAM module without wearing his antistatic equipment and completely delivers his excess charge through the component. How many electrons enter the RAM module during the discharge?

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Many of a computer's internal components, such as the random access memory (RAM) and central processing unit (CPU), are very
sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). You have probably experienced ESDs yourself, if you have ever shuffled your feet across a
carpeted floor and then touched a metal doorknob. You experienced a small shock, as the excess electrons you stripped from the
carpet are transferred to the door knob. If the relative humidity in the room is low, the buildup of charge on the surface of your body,
which acts like an insulator, can be significant-more than enough to damage a computer's components. To prevent ESDs, people
assembling computers will wear antistatic equipment, such as that shown in the photo. The wrist strap is said to be grounded, which
gives the static charge a safe conducting path away from the body, thereby protecting the computer components. In walking across a
carpeted hallway, a computer technician acquires a charge of -4.79 × 10-9 C. Assume he touches one of the contact pins of a RAM
module without wearing his antistatic equipment and completely delivers his excess charge through the component. How many
electrons enter the RAM module during the discharge?
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