what is difference between electric current and electric charge ?

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Difference between charge and current are:
1. Charge is a property of property of elementary particles like electron and proton. Current is the rate of flow of charge.
2. Charge is a quantized quantity. Its magnitude is always a multiple of the charge on a proton. Current is not a quantized quantity. It can take any value from 0 to a finite number.
3. SI unit of charge is Coulomb. The SI unit of current is Ampere.

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