Suppose a speck of dust in an electrostatic precipitator has Np = 3.75 × 1017 protons in it and carries a net charge of Q = -76 nC. Let qe represent the charge of an electron. a) Enter an expression for the number of electrons Ne in the speck of dust in terms of the charge of an electron, qe, and other variables from the problem statement. b)  How many electrons are in the speck of dust?

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Suppose a speck of dust in an electrostatic precipitator has Np = 3.75 × 1017 protons in it and carries a net charge of Q = -76 nC. Let qe represent the charge of an electron.

a) Enter an expression for the number of electrons Ne in the speck of dust in terms of the charge of an electron, qe, and other variables from the problem statement.

b)  How many electrons are in the speck of dust?

 

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