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What Do You Mean by Electric Current?

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What do you mean by electric current?
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The rate of movement of charge from one point to another through a section of the conductor is called electric current. Current refers to rate of flow of charges in a conductor.
I = Q/t

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Chapter 4: Electricity and Magnetism - Exercise 4.1 iii [Page 175]

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Frank Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Electricity and Magnetism
Exercise 4.1 iii | Q 11 | Page 175

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