Properties of Charge, final
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Charge is quantized
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All charge is a multiple of a fundamental unit
of charge, symbolized by e
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Quarks are the exception
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Electrons have a charge of –e
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Protons have a charge of +e
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The SI unit of charge is the Coulomb (C)
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e = 1.6 x 10
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C