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One Coulomb of Charge Flows Through Any Cross-section of a Conductor in 1 Second. What is the Current Flowing Through the Conductor? - Science

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One coulomb of charge flows through any cross-section of a conductor in 1 second. What is the current flowing through the conductor?

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Solution

 Here:
Charge, Q = 1 C
Time, t = 1 s
Then the current is given by:
I = Q/t
= 1/1 = 1 A

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Chapter 1: Electricity - Exercise 2

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Lakhmir Singh Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Electricity
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