Electric current is said to be the flow of _____.

Protons

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Neutrons

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Electrons

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Both A and C

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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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Electric current is said to be the flow of _____.

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.

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.