what is electric current

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anonymous · Answer

Rate of flow of charge is called electric current. The unit is columb/s or ampere.

anonymous · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current

anonymous · Answer

@hakunamatata: Does that mean that the conductor gets charged when current flows?

anonymous · Answer

Electric current is the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit, measured in Coulombs/second which is named Amperes. In most DC electric circuits, it can be assumed that the resistance to current flow is a constant so that the current in the circuit is related to voltage and resistance by Ohm's law. The standard abbreviations for the units are 1 A = 1C/s. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/elecur.html