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If a solid has 4 × 10²⁰ atoms per kilogram of mass, and one electron is removed from each atom, what will be the charge obtained by 1 gram of the solid?

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B

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Number of atoms in 1 kg of dry human hair, N=4×1020N = 4 \times 10^{20}.

  2. Charge of one electron, e=1.6×10−19 Ce = 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \, \mathrm{C}.

  3. Total charge released, Q=N×eQ = N \times e.

    Substitute the values:

    Q=(4×1020)×(1.6×10−19) CQ = (4 \times 10^{20}) \times (1.6 \times 10^{-19}) \, \mathrm{C}

    Multiply the coefficients and add the powers of 10:

    Q=(4×1.6)×1020+(−19) C=6.4×101 CQ = (4 \times 1.6) \times 10^{20 + (-19)} \, \mathrm{C} = 6.4 \times 10^{1} \, \mathrm{C}

    Simplify:

    Q=64 CQ = 64 \, \mathrm{C}

    The correct option is (b).

    64 C

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