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PHY 102 Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law Objective Question

Question

If a charge is measured as 1 μC (microcoulomb), how many coulombs is it equal to?
Options
A 10^-3 C
B 10^-6 C
Correct Answer
C 10^-9 C
D 10^-12 C
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The prefix 'micro' denotes one-millionth, or 10 to the power of negative six.

Hint

Standard SI prefix for 10^-6.

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