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  2. Electric current - Wikipedia

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    An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space. It is defined as the net rate of flow of electric charge through a surface.

  3. 9.2: Electrical Current - Physics LibreTexts

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    The rate at which the charges flow past a locationthat is, the amount of charge per unit timeis known as the electrical current. When charges flow through a medium, the current depends on the voltage applied, the material through which the charges flow, and the state of the material.

  4. Electric current | Formula & Definition | Britannica

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    Electric current, any movement of electric charge carriers such as electrons, protons, ions, or holes. Electric current in a wire, where the charge carriers are electrons, is a measure of the quantity of charge passing any point of the wire per unit of time.

  5. Physics Tutorial: Electric Current - The Physics Classroom

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    Electric current is the rate at which electric charge flows past a point on the electric circuit. Water current is the rate at which water flows past a point on the water circuit. As such, current is analogous to the number of gallons of water flowing into, along, and out of a slide per unit of time.

  6. Electric Current is the rate of flow of electrons in a conductor. The SI Unit of electric current is the Ampere. Electrons are minute particles that exist within the molecular structure of a substance.

  7. Electric Current: What is it? (Formula, Units, AC vs DC)

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    Electric current is defined as a stream of charged particles—like electrons or ions—moving through a conductor or space. It measures how fast electric charge flows through a medium over time. The symbol for electric current in formulas is “I” or “i”. The unit for current is the ampere (A).

  8. Electric Current - The Physics Hypertextbook

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    Electric current is defined as the rate at which charge flows through a surface (the cross section of a wire, for example). Despite referring to many different things, the word current is often used by itself instead of the longer, more formal "electric current".

  9. What Is Electric Current? - Live Science

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    Electric current is electric charge in motion. It can take the form of a sudden discharge of static electricity, such as a lightning bolt or a spark between your finger and a ground light...

  10. 20.1: Current - Physics LibreTexts

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    Electric current \(I\) is the rate at which charge flows, given by \[I = \dfrac{\Delta Q}{\Delta t,}\] where \(\Delta Q\) is the amount of charge passing through an area in time \(\Delta t\). The direction of conventional current is taken as the direction in which positive charge moves.

  11. Learn about Electrical Current, types of Current, differentiate between AC and DC, S.I Unit and much more here at byjus.com.