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A total of `6.0xx10^(16)` electrons pass through any cross - section of a conducting wire per second. Find the current.

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To find the current flowing through a conducting wire when a certain number of electrons pass through a cross-section per second, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the number of electrons and the charge of an electron We are given that a total of \(6.0 \times 10^{16}\) electrons pass through a cross-section of the wire per second. The charge of a single electron is approximately \(1.6 \times 10^{-19}\) coulombs. ### Step 2: Calculate the total charge (Q) passing through the wire The total charge \(Q\) can be calculated using the formula: \[ ...
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