A radioactive source produces a beam of α-particles in a vacuum. The average current caused by the α-particles in the beam is 1.5 × 10⁻⁹ A. The beam is incident on a metal target. What is the average number of α-particles hitting the metal target in a time of 3.0 s?
✓ Correct answer
C: 1.4 × 10¹⁰
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