alleryThe basic unit of charge is the charge carried by a proton or:
AElectron
BNeutron
CPositron
DPhoton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Electron
1. The smallest free charge observed is a fixed amount.
2. It matches the charge on the two common charged particles.
3. Those are the electron and the proton.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 1, Electric Charges and Fields._
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