If 2.6 x 10^18 electrons and 7.3 x 10^18 protons move in the same directions past a given cross-section of a hydrogen discharge tube every second, the average current (in amperes) in the tube is ______.  CHOICES: 0.39. 0.75. 0.83. 1.59. 3.49.

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If 2.6 x 10^18 electrons and 7.3 x 10^18 protons move in the same directions past a given
cross-section of a hydrogen discharge tube every second, the average current (in amperes)
in the tube is ______. 

CHOICES:

0.39.
0.75.
0.83.
1.59.
3.49.

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