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A total charge of 16 mC passes through a
cross-sectional area of a nichrome wire in 4.4 s.
What is the current in the wire? The fun-
damental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C.
Answer in units of A

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A total charge of 16 mC passes through a
cross-sectional area of a nichrome wire in 4.4 s.
What is the current in the wire? The fun-
damental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C.
Answer in units of A

samgrace · Answer

Current is the flow of charge. Flow is meant in terms of how much charge passes through a section over an amount of time.

Therefore the current is equal to 16mC divided by 4.4 seconds, for that unit of area within the wire.

anonymous · Answer

Do I have to change mC to anything? @samgrace

samgrace · Answer

mili coulombs, means multiplying by 10^-3. labelled increments of standard form, mili, micro, nano, etc