Chapter 18: Q4PE (page 664)
A certain lightning bolt moves 40.0 C of charge. How many fundamental units of charge is this?
Short Answer
40.0 C of charge has fundamental unit of charge.
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Chapter 18: Q4PE (page 664)
A certain lightning bolt moves 40.0 C of charge. How many fundamental units of charge is this?
40.0 C of charge has fundamental unit of charge.
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