Answer to Question #277438 in Electric Circuits for megan louise

Question

a current of 3A flows past a particular point in a circuit. calculate the charge that passes through if the time that the current flows for is 5s

Answer 1

Given that:

Current, I = 3A;

Time, t = 5s;

From the formula:

$Current, \ I = \frac{Charge, \ Q} {Time, \ t}$

$\therefore$ The charge that passes through the point in the circuit with the current flow of 3 Amperes at time t = 5 seconds is given by:

$Q = I \times t \\ Q = 3A \ \times 5s = 15 \ Coulombs \\ \therefore Q = 15 \ C$