Physics A-Level
Quantisation of charge
What Quantisation of charge means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Quantisation of charge
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The net electric charge on any particle or object can only take discrete values that are integer multiples of the elementary charge e.
Topics that use Quantisation of charge
- Charge (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculations with integer multiples of e
- Consistency of sign conventions in circuit analysis
- Conventional current
- Derived units
- Discrete nature of charge
- Electric current
- Electron flow in metallic conductors
- Elementary charge
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