What charge Q would a copper ball with radius R=10 cm acquire if all conduction electrons could be removed? Copper density p = 8.9 g/cm3, atomic weight A = 64. Electron charge e = 1.6 10-19 C, Avogadro's number No = 6 • 1023. Assume that there is one conduction electron for each copper atom.

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