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Question

Electric current is said to be the flow of _____.

A

Protons

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B

Neutrons

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C

Electrons

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D

Both A and C

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Solution

The correct option is D
Both A and C

Charge carriers constitute an electric current. As electrons can move freely within a solid material, they act as charge carriers that constitute an electric current in, say a wire.

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