A charge of 30. coulombs passes through a

24-ohm resistor in 6.0 seconds. What is the

current through the resistor?

(1) 1.3 A (3) 7.5 A

(2) 5.0 A (4) 4.0 A

Verified Answer :

Current is equal to charge/time, the resistance is irrelevant in this case,

I=30/6=5

Therefore the current through the resistor is 5 Amps.

AL2006


1 coulomb per second  =  1 "Ampere"

   (30 coulombs) / (6 seconds)  =  5 amperes .

It turns out that with the given information, you don't
need to know the resistance to answer this question..