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This is pretty much a conceptual question, but I was just confused about a basic electric charge concept. The way I see it, when an electron (or other charged particle) is in motion, you define its charge as its elementary/fundamental charge (about $1.6\cdot 10^{19}$ Coulombs). What confuses me about this is that when electrons are stationary (not exactly stationary of course), like on a charged object, (such as a charged plate or capacitor) charge in Coulombs can be defined as the fundamental charge of the electron(s) ($q$) times the voltage of the charged object ($q=CV$ for capacitors). Does electric charge exist in some way independently from individual electrons? I know that the case I suggested is when electrons are relatively stationary and together, but it still seems slightly confusing.

I am confused about a basic electric charge concept. The way I see it, when an electron (or other charged particle) is in motion, you define its charge as its elementary/fundamental charge (about $1.6\cdot 10^{19}$ Coulombs). What confuses me about this is that when electrons are stationary (not exactly stationary of course), like on a charged object, (such as a charged plate or capacitor) charge in Coulombs can be defined as the fundamental charge of the electron(s) ($q$) times the voltage of the charged object ($q=CV$ for capacitors).

Does electric charge exist in some way independently from individual electrons? I know that the case I suggested is when electrons are relatively stationary and together, but it still seems slightly confusing.

This is pretty much a conceptual question, but I was just confused about a basic electric charge concept. The way I see it, when an electron (or other charged particle) is in motion, you define its charge as its elementary/fundamental charge (about 1.6*10^19 Coulombs). What confuses me about this is that when electrons are stationary (not exactly stationary of course), like on a charged object, (such as a charged plate or capacitor) charge in Coulombs can be defined as the fundamental charge of the electron(s) (q) times the voltage of the charged object (q=cv for capacitors). Does electric charge exist in some way independently from individual electrons? I know that the case I suggested is when electrons are relatively stationary and together, but it still seems slightly confusing.

This is pretty much a conceptual question, but I was just confused about a basic electric charge concept. The way I see it, when an electron (or other charged particle) is in motion, you define its charge as its elementary/fundamental charge (about $1.6\cdot 10^{19}$ Coulombs). What confuses me about this is that when electrons are stationary (not exactly stationary of course), like on a charged object, (such as a charged plate or capacitor) charge in Coulombs can be defined as the fundamental charge of the electron(s) ($q$) times the voltage of the charged object ($q=CV$ for capacitors). Does electric charge exist in some way independently from individual electrons? I know that the case I suggested is when electrons are relatively stationary and together, but it still seems slightly confusing.