The current in an electric hair dryer is 10 A. How much charge and how many electrons flow through the hair dryer in 5.0 min?
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0 min. Given current, I = 10 A Time, t = 5.0 min = 300 seconds Charge, Q = I * t Q = 10 A * 300 s Q = 3000 C Show more…
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