Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 20 - Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 717: 8

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We can find the charge on the ion as follows: $q=\frac{\Delta U}{\Delta V}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $q=\frac{-1.37\times 10^{-15}}{2140}$ $q=-6.40\times 10^{-19}$
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