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Can we ignore the quantisation of electric charge? If yes, under what conditions?

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In macroscopic or large scale charges, the charges used are huge as compared to the magnitude of electric charge. Hence, quantization of electric charge is of no use on a macroscopic scale. Therefore, it is ignored and it is considered that electric charge is continuous.

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