Question

EXplain the statement -The quantization of charge requires that a charge on a body always remain the integral multiple of charges in an electron.

Answer 1

It means that charge on any body or particle can be integral multiple of charge on an electron (-e) i.e. q = +/- ne, where n = 1,2,3, .......... The cause of quantisation is that only integral number of electrons can be transferred from one body to another. The charge on any body can not be in fraction i.e. say 3.07 Coulomb or 4/3 Coulomb etc.