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Finding electric current

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Problem

Aditi builds a circuit with a bulb in it.
She observes that electrons with a net magnitude of charge, q=8.0 C, pass through the bulb from point Q to point P in time, t=4.0 s.
What is the current, I, passing through the bulb?
PQ
QP
Direction of I:
Value of I=
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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