How was it determined that a coulomb is the charge of 6.24X10^18 electrons?

Subject: How was it determined that a coulomb is the charge of 6.24X10^18 electrons?

Date: Wed Jul 11 13:56:35 2007
Posted by ian mitchell
Grade level: undergrad School: bismarck state college
City: bismarck State/Province: ND Country: usa
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1184187395.Ph

Message:


How was this exact amount determined or derived?  Was it measured?  I am 
asking because all sources I read make a blanket statement about the value or 
state that the charge on one electron is 1.602x10-19 C.  This does not explain 
to my how we arrived at this value.

Re: How was it determined that a coulomb is the charge of 6.24X10^18 electrons?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Physics | Physics archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Physics.