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Number of electrons flowing through a lightbulbQuestion: If a lightbulb has 1.0 A flowing through it, how many electrons will pass through the filament in 1.0 s? Solution: We are only calculating the number of electrons that flow, so we can ignore the positive and negative signs. Solving the definition of current, I = Dq / Dt, for Dq = I Dt gives a charge of 1.0 C flowing in this time interval. The number of electrons is
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