Answer:
[tex]q=+8.01\cdot 10^{-19}\ coulombs[/tex]
Explanation:
Elementary charge
The elementary charge, denoted by the symbol e is the electric charge carried by a proton or, equivalently, the magnitude of a negative electric charge carried by an electron, which has charge −e.
The value of the elementary charge is a fundamental constant in physics:
[tex]\mathbf{e}=1.60217662 \cdot 10^{-19}\ coulombs[/tex]
If a metal sphere has an excess of +5 elementary charge, then it has a net charge of:
[tex]q=5*\mathbf{e}=+5*1.60217662 \cdot 10^{-19}\ coulombs[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{q=+8.01\cdot 10^{-19}\ coulombs}[/tex]
