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Define electric current. What is its SI unit?

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Electric current is basically the flow or charge of the electric charge in motion in a conductor. It is said to exist when there is a net flow of charge through the region.

the current is given as the flow of charge per second:
I=chargetime

The SI unit of current is Ampere.


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