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Electric Current(I)

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Murugan measured the electric current. What unit should he use?

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The $S I$ unit for measuring an electric current is the ampere (A), which is the flow of electric charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. Electric current is measured using a device called an ammeter.

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