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Current in circuit, which makes bulb glow or heats up the wire, is:

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motion of charges
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motion of atoms
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motion of molecules
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none of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A motion of charges
An electric current is a stream of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor .It is often defined as rate of flow of charges.
Hence motion of charges through a conductor causes electric current.

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