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PHY 102 Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law Objective Question
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The charge on a single electron is approximately 1.602 x 10^-19 C. What does the term 'quantized' mean in this context?
Options
A Charge can exist in any decimal increment.
B Charge only exists on the surface of objects.
C Charge always comes in integer multiples of the electron's charge.
Correct Answer
D Charge is only present in a vacuum.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Quantization of charge means that the net charge of any object must be an integral multiple (1e, 2e, 3e, etc.) of the elementary charge e.

Hint

Think of charge as discrete 'packets'.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 122 of 1819
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