what is electric current?
Asked by Nitin | 9th Mar, 2017, 11:08: AM
Expert Answer:
The current is the rate of flow of charge across a cross-section which is normal to the direction of flow of current.
It is a scalar quantity.
Its SI unit is ampere (A). It is given as
Thus, current is one ampere if the rate of flow of charge is one coulomb per second.

Its SI unit is ampere (A). It is given as

Answered by Yashvanti Jain | 9th Mar, 2017, 06:42: PM
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