State whether the following statement is true or false:

The charge on one electron is 1.6 $\times$ 10–19 C in magnitude which is very small as compared to the large scale change.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true.
Concept: The parameter that determines the charge's nature is the one that initially determines whether it is positive or negative. The size or magnitude of a charge is the other factor. Both parameters can be used independently of one another.
Now, we refer to charges of a very high order when we talk about macroscopic charges. Now, the magnitude of these charges might range from a few Coulombs to a very large magnitude. The phrase "extremely high"
order exists in relation to an electron's charge, which is on the order of 10–19.
This indicates that, in comparison to the size of an electric charge, macroscopic charges are extremely large. Quantization is therefore meaningless at such a huge scale. Because of this, while dealing with charges at the macroscopic level, the quantization of charge is disregarded and the electric charge is thought to be continuous.
In comparison to the huge scale shift, the charge on one electron is quite modest at 1.6 x 10-19C.
As a result, the statement is accurate.

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