Choose the incorrect statement regarding the electric charge.

Choose the incorrect statement regarding the electric charge.
| Choose the incorrect statement regarding the electric charge.

A. It is conserved

B. Charge on anybody is integral multiple of charge on an electron

C. It can be created 

D. It can’t be destroyed

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Right Answer is: C

SOLUTION

CONCEPT:

  • The property of any material which is responsible for electromagnetic phenomenon is called charge.
  • It is denoted by Q or q.
  • The SI unit of charge is Coulomb(C).
  • Properties of charge:
    • Charge can neither be created nor be destroyed, but it can be transferred from one object to another by using some methods like induction and conduction. So statement 3 is wrong. Hence option 3 is correct.
    • If the charges are distributed in a system, then the net charge of the system remains constant. So statement 1 is correct.
    • The charge on anybody is integral multiple of charge on an electron.

Charge on any object (Q) = ± n e

Where n is integer and e is the charge on an electron (e = 1.6 × 10-19 C)

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