In a neon gas discharge tube $Ne^{+}$ions moving through a cross-section of the tube each second to the right is $2.9 imes 10^{18},$ while $1.2 imes 10^{18}$ electron move towards left in the same time; the electronic charge being $1.6 imes 10^{- 19}C$, the net electric current is

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In a neon gas discharge tube $Ne^{+}$ions moving through a cross-section of the tube each second to the right is $2.9 	imes 10^{18},$ while $1.2 	imes 10^{18}$ electron move towards left in the same time; the electronic charge being $1.6 	imes 10^{- 19}C$, the net electric current is

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(b) Current, $i = (2.9 	imes 10^{18} + 1.2 	imes 10^{18}) 	imes 1.6 	imes 10^{- 19}$
$= 0.66\ A$ towards right

Q. In a neon gas discharge tube $Ne^{+}$ions moving through a cross-section of the tube each second to the right is $2.9 \times 10^{18},$ while $1.2 \times 10^{18}$ electron move towards left in the same time; the electronic charge being $1.6 \times 10^{- 19}C$, the net electric current is

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