Electron specific charge

The magnitude of the specific charge of a electron is 1.76\times10^{11}

Calculating specific charge

• We can calculate specific charge by doing charge\div mass.
• The charge of a proton is 1.6\times10^{-19}
• The mass of a proton is 9.11\times10^{-31}
• \frac{1.6\times10^{-19}}{9.11\times10^{-31}}=1.76\times10^{11}

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