electron flow

[bphgravity]

Re: electron flow

I will give it a try.
If an ampere is defined as 1 coulumb flowing in one second of time, then a coulumb would have to consist ofabout six and a quarter million, million, million electrons.
If you were to attempt to count the electrons in one ampere of current at a rate of one electron per second, it would take you somwhere in the order of 1,900 million years to do it.
I better get started!!!

 

[iwire]

Re: electron flow

Thanks, that is fairly clear, but still a tough number to think of.

Originally posted by bphgravity:
six and a quarter million, million, million electrons.

One of the few times you can be off a by a few hundred million and it won't make a difference!

 

[Ed MacLaren]

Re: electron flow

If you killed that number of houseflies (equivalent to a coulomb of electrons), they would cover New York State, 6 feet deep, packed down, 100 to the cubic inch.
(From an old electrical textbook - DC Fundamentals - Delmar Publishers)

Ed

 

[iwire]

Re: electron flow

Wow, and I thought digging out a couple of feet of snow was a pain.

 

[bennie]

Re: electron flow

If houseflies screamed when hit, think of the noise.

[ May 03, 2003, 12:11 PM: Message edited by: bennie ]

 

[jxofaltrds]

Re: electron flow

"One of the few times you can be off a by a few hundred million and it won't make a difference!"

Sounds like the GAO.