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Grade 12Electric Current

Define electric current and explain its properties in detail?

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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10 Years ago
\ITS PROPERTIES:- The flow of electrons is measured in units called amperes or amps for short. An amp is the amount of electrical current that exists when a number of electrons, having one coulomb of charge, move past a given point in one second.
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10 Years ago
An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in a plasma