If a circuit element can withstand a maximum current of 15 A, how many electrons can pass through it each second?

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2. If a circuit element can withstand a maximum current of 15 A, how many electrons can pass through it each second?
3. How many electrons are transferred in a 10.0 A current that runs for 3.0 s?
4.  If 2.00 × 102mA of current flows through the filament of a light bulb, how many electrons would pass through the filament in 30.0 s?
5. What feature of a river is most similar to current in an electric circuit?
  (A) The depth of the river measured in meters 
  (B) The temperature of the water measured in degrees Celsius 
  (C) The vertical drop between two points along the river measured in meters 
  (D) The volume of water moving past a point measured in liters per second

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