what is current?

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Electric current means, depending on the context, a flow of electric charge (a phenomenon) or the rate of flow of electric charge (a quantity). This flowing electric charge is typically carried by moving electrons, in a conductor such as wire; in an electrolyte, it is instead carried by ions, and, in a plasma, by both.

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Current is a flow of electrical charge carriers, usually electrons or electron-deficient atoms

Current is flow of electric charge or we can say it is the amount of electric charge flowing past a specified circuit point per unit time.

CURRENT IS BEST DEFINED AS "THE NET FLOW OF CHARGE/CHARGES THROUGH A GIVEN CROSS SECTIONAL AREA IN A UNIT TIME"

MATHEMATICALLY -> CURRENT(I) = CHARGE FLOWN/TOTAL TIME

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the flow of charges per unit time is called current. the flow of electrons(negatively charged particles),is called electric current.