Bufofrog Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 hours ago, JustJoe said: It is still an interesting question and you gave me the answer of x , Qmax=x/V You do realize this is a different equation than the first one you wrote, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, JustJoe said: How can m/V be an equation but x/V can't ? Nobody said anything like that. Qmax = xt/V isn’t a valid equation, because the LHS has units of charge (coulombs) while the RHS has units of charge * time/volume (assuming your “charge variable” has units of charge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJoe Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Bufofrog said: You do realize this is a different equation than the first one you wrote, right? No I didn't know sorry , thought I'd just missed out the time value . 2 hours ago, swansont said: Nobody said anything like that. Qmax = xt/V isn’t a valid equation, because the LHS has units of charge (coulombs) while the RHS has units of charge * time/volume (assuming your “charge variable” has units of charge) I was considering x in a general sense but yes I suppose it must have a unit . Is the math an impossibility because we can't determine how much electrical energy is being grounded ? -1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordred Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) Any equation where the units on the LHS does not match the units on the RHS is invalid under dimensional analysis. Here for further detail http://web.mit.edu/2.25/www/pdf/DA_unified.pdf Edited December 14, 2022 by Mordred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 18 hours ago, JustJoe said: I was considering x in a general sense but yes I suppose it must have a unit . Is the math an impossibility because we can't determine how much electrical energy is being grounded ? Math has rules, and the application of math in science has rules. The math becomes impossible when you violate the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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