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The Fundamental Unit Of Life

Question
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Give the mass and charge of an electron.

Solution

(i) The mass of an electron is about 1/1840 that of an hydrogen atom, i.e., about 9.0 x 10-31 kg.

(ii) An electron is negatively charged particle and has a charge of 1.6 x 10-19 coulomb. This is one unit of charge.