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If a charge of $420 C$ flows through a conducting wire in $5$ minutes, what is the value of the current?

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Time $t = 5 m i n = 300 s$
Charge $Q = 420 C$
Current $i = \frac{Q}{t} = \frac{420}{300} = 1.4 A$

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