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Suppose a speck of dust in an electrostatic precipitator has 1.00001012 protons in it and has a net charge of -5.00 nC (a very large charge for a small speck). How many electrons does it have?

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The number of electrons in the speck of dust is 1.03121012.

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01

Charged body

A body is said to be charged when it has unequal number of electrons and protons. If the body has greater number of electrons than protons, the body is said to be negatively charged.

02

Number of electrons responsible for negative charge in the speck of dust

According to the quantization of charge,

Q = ne

Here, Q is the total charge on the body due to excess electrons (Q=-5.00 nC) , is the number of electrons responsible for the negative charge on the body, and is the charge on electron e=-1.610-19C.

The number of electrons responsible for the negative charge on body is,

n=Qe

Substituting all known values,

n=-5.00nC1.610-19C=3.1251010

03

Total number of electrons in the speck of dust

The total number of electrons on a negatively charged body is,

nt = ne + n

Here, n is the total number of electrons on an negatively charged body, ne is the number of electrons to neutralize the charge of protons ne=1.00001012 , and n is the number of electrons responsible for negative charge on the body n=3.1251010.

Substituting all known values,

nt=1.00001012+3.12501010=1.03121012

Hence, the number of electrons in the speck of dust is 1.03121012.

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