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Electrical charge is always quantized. In nature it is observed in units of + or - 1 esu (electrostatic unit), the charge of one proton or one electron. This is the smallest known stable charge. However, quarks, which make up protons have charges of + or - 1/3 or 2/3. So the smallest know quantum of charge is 1/3. But quarks are not stable individually; only when they are bound together in threes to form a proton.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThat means that there is such a thing as the smallest charge, and it's the smallest
possible 'step' between the sizes of two charges.
-- If you have that much charge you can't cut it in half because it's the smallest
possible charge.
-- Every charge, no matter how large or small, is made up of some number of
that smallest charge.
-- You can have a ball of charge made of 100 of them, and a ball of charge
that's made of 101 of them, but you can't have a charge that's made of
100.5 of them. The smallest charge is the smallest amount by which any
charge can be increased or decreased.
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∙ 14y agoIt means electrical charge comes in certain sizes - multiples of a charge known as "unit charge". A particle can have a charge of 0, +1, -1, +2, etc. - but no fraction thereof. The idea is that you can't subdivide the electrical charge into any smaller units.
Actually, quarks have a charge that is a multiple of 1/3 - but this is still quantized - it may well be that you can't subdivide it further. Also, in practice, those quarks come in groups, and can't be separated - you can't have an isolated quark.
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∙ 13y agoElectric charge is quantized means that electric charge is always an integral multiple of the charge of an electron.
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∙ 9y agoIt is the property by which any charge lives only in separate collection or bundle of specific minimum charge.
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To say that electric charge quantized is to say that the charge on an object is?
Quantized charge means that the charge on an object exists in integer units of the charge of an electron, e.g. object charge = Ne, where N is an integer number..
What does is mean to say a charge is quantized?
It means the charge is an integer multiple of some basic charge. If the charge consists of a certain number electrons, you can have 1 electron, 2 electrons, 3 electrons, etc., but you can't have 1.5 electrons, or pi electrons.
What does it mean to say that a physical quantity is quantized or conserved?
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What is meant by quantization in physics?
When a quantity is "quantized," it means that the quantity exists in discrete indivisible units. For example, the magnitude of electric charge is quantized, and the quantum of electric charge is the charge of the electron e. There is no known free particle with a charge of 1/2 e or 9.1254e, only particles with charges of 1e, 2e, 5e, 99e, 423425e, etc.There are numerous other quantities that can be quantized including angular momentum, energy, and even electrical conductance.
What is meant by charge is quantitized?
In physics, when a quantity is "quantized," it means that it can be broken down into indivisible units.Imagine a tower built out of Legos. If you break down that tower, you will find it's made out of 2×4 blocks, which cannot be broken down any further. We say that the tower is quantized, and the quantum unit of the tower is a 2×4 block.Charge is quantized because all charges are made up of a "building block" of charge. The quantum unit of charge is 1.602 × 10^-19 Coulombs, or 1 e, the charge of an electron/proton.In nuclear physics, electrons and protons are made up of quarks which have charges of -1/3 e or +2/3 e, so they are truly (at this point), the quantum of charge.
To say that electric charge quantized is to say that the charge on an object is?
Quantized charge means that the charge on an object exists in integer units of the charge of an electron, e.g. object charge = Ne, where N is an integer number..
What does is mean to say a charge is quantized?
It means the charge is an integer multiple of some basic charge. If the charge consists of a certain number electrons, you can have 1 electron, 2 electrons, 3 electrons, etc., but you can't have 1.5 electrons, or pi electrons.
What does it mean to say that a physical quantity is quantized or conserved?
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What are the Three examples of properties that are quantized at the scale of an electron?
Electrical charge is quantized. (negative in an electron, as an electron has exactly -1 fundamental unit of charge) The other two would be the energy levels in the atoms and the emitted energy.
What is meant by quantization in physics?
When a quantity is "quantized," it means that the quantity exists in discrete indivisible units. For example, the magnitude of electric charge is quantized, and the quantum of electric charge is the charge of the electron e. There is no known free particle with a charge of 1/2 e or 9.1254e, only particles with charges of 1e, 2e, 5e, 99e, 423425e, etc.There are numerous other quantities that can be quantized including angular momentum, energy, and even electrical conductance.
What does it mean for a property to be quantized?
It has a specific value
What is meant by saying charging is quantized?
Electric charge comes in multiples of an electron , 1.6E-19 Coulombs.
What is meant by charge is quantitized?
In physics, when a quantity is "quantized," it means that it can be broken down into indivisible units.Imagine a tower built out of Legos. If you break down that tower, you will find it's made out of 2×4 blocks, which cannot be broken down any further. We say that the tower is quantized, and the quantum unit of the tower is a 2×4 block.Charge is quantized because all charges are made up of a "building block" of charge. The quantum unit of charge is 1.602 × 10^-19 Coulombs, or 1 e, the charge of an electron/proton.In nuclear physics, electrons and protons are made up of quarks which have charges of -1/3 e or +2/3 e, so they are truly (at this point), the quantum of charge.
What other physical quantities are quantized apart from charge?
Volume and mass or physical qualities related to weight and size of the actual specimen. Density, hardness, and molecular weight are physical qualities that are quantized based on the material.
What does it mean when energy is quantized?
when it is said that energy is quantized, it means that...you can have X, 2X, 3X, 4X, etc. energyyou can't have 1.5X, 2.2X. 3.9X, piX, etcHOPE THIS HELPS:)
In what way electrons quantized?
They have fixed energy values.
What did Robert milikan discover?
Millikan's oil-drop experiment demonstrated that charge is quantized, and that the quantum of charge ... the 'elementary' charge ... is 1.6 x 10-19 Coulomb.
