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The current in a wire is defined as the amount of charge that passes a given point of the wire in a given time:
[tex]I= \frac{Q}{\Delta t} [/tex]
where Q is the charge and [tex]\Delta t[/tex] is the time interval.

Since one electron has a charge of [tex]q=1.6 \cdot 10^{-19}C[/tex], the total charge of [tex]2.0 \cdot 10^{13}[/tex] electrons is
[tex]Q=qN=(1.6 \cdot 10^{-19} C)(2.0 \cdot 10^{13} )=3.2 \cdot 10^{-6} C[/tex]

And since the time interval is [tex]\Delta t=15 s[/tex], the current in the wire is
[tex]I= \frac{Q}{\Delta t}= \frac{3.2 \cdot 10^{-6} C}{15 s}=2.1 \cdot 10^{-7}A [/tex]
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