We want to find how much charge is on the electrons in a nickel coin. Follow this method. A nickel coin has a mass of about 5.7 g.
a. Find the number of atoms in a nickel coin. Each mole (6.02 × 10^23 atoms) has a mass of about 57.9 g. Answer in units of atoms.
b. Find the number of electrons in the coin. Each nickel atom has 28 electrons/atom. Answer in units of electrons.
c. Find the magnitude of the charge of all these electrons. Answer in units of C.
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