The formula to calculate the total electric charge (C) in Coulombs from the number of electrons (e) is:
\[ C = e \cdot q \]
Where:
Electrons to Coulombs is a conversion factor used to convert the quantity of electrons into the unit of electric charge, which is Coulombs. Each electron carries a certain amount of electric charge, approximately -1.602 x 10^-19 Coulombs. By multiplying the number of electrons by this charge, we can determine the total electric charge in Coulombs.
Consider an example where:
Using the formula to calculate the Total Electric Charge:
\[ C = 1 \times 10^{20} \cdot -1.602 \times 10^{-19} = -16.02 \text{ C} \]
This means that the total electric charge for this example is -16.02 Coulombs.
