alleryStart learning →The smallest observed unit of charge that can be isolated is defined as the:
AInduced polarisation
BElementary charge
CCoulomb of charge
DTotal field charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Elementary charge
1. Charge comes in discrete packets rather than a continuous stream.
2. The discrete nature of the electric charge is introduced by a definition.
3. The elementary charge is the smallest observed unit of charge that can be isolated.
4. That is the electron charge.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'Electric Charge and Electric Field', sections 18.1-18.8_
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