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A body can have a charge of `1.0 xx10^(-19)C`. (True or false)

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False,
A charge exists in a discrete amount rather than continuous value, i.e. charge on a body should be an integral multiple of `1.6 xx10^(-18)C`.
Mathematically, charge on a body,
q = ne
`rArr n=(q)/(e )=(1.0xx10^(-19))/(1.6 xx 10^(-19)) =0.625`
0.625 is not an integer, therefore a body cannot have charge of `1.0 xx 10^(-19)C`.
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