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It might be possible to characterize an electric charge as a current -- if that charge is moving. Any moving charge is electricity under the fundamental definition of that term. Electricity is generally thought of as moving electrons, but a more fundamental definition of electricity is any moving charge or group of charges. If your electric charge is moving, it is electric current.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes it is very much like a flow of water or wind current. In the case of water, it is the water molecules that flow in a pipe. The head or pressure of water is similar to "voltage", the thickness and length of the pipe is similar to "resistance" and the rate of flow like pints per second is similar to "amper" in electricity. So if we compare electricity and water flow, "voltage" is similar to "pressure", "resistance" to the thickness and length of the pipe and "amper" is similar to pints per second.
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∙ 10y agoYour mother HAHAHAHAHAhAHAH
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How do we measure electrical current and electrical charge?
The definition of Electric Current in my books when I was learning is - the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time. The definition of Electric Charge is - one of the basic properties of particles of matter enabling all electric and magnetic forces interactions, there are 2 kinds of charge Positive and Negative.Electric charge is measured by coulombs (coulomb is 1 ampere per second) and electric current is measured by amperes. If trying to measure use a ammeter.
What is electric current current?
The correct term for the flow of electricity is current. Current is the number of electrons flowing per second in a circuit. The unit of electrical current flow is called the ampere. When 6.28 billion electrons pass a given point, this is called 1 coulomb. 1 coulomb per second is equal to 1 amp of current. Current flow is measured with an ammeter.
What electric charge crates a magnetic field?
Moving charges produce magnetic fields.Answer 2In other words, when the charge moves along a conductor it creates an electric current. The current induces a magnetic field around the conductor.
How are magnetism and electricity related?
Very interesting query, really. Electric lines of force, of course, imaginary one, if it happens to move relative to an observer then magnetic lines of force, this too totally imaginary, would appear in a perpendicular direction to that of electric lines of force. This is the quality of space, indeed. That is why when an electric charge moves along X direction, then magnetic lines are found to be around the moving charge in a plane perpendicular to the direction of movement of the electric charge. The very movement of electrical charge constitutes the flow of electric current. Thus current flowing the primary of a transformer produces magnetic flux which in turn gets connected with the secondary of it. As the passing current in the primary is of alternating current, then magnetic flux linked with the secondary changes. So induced emf is produced in the secondary.
What force is related to or caused by electric charges that do not move?
An electrostatic charge, that is one not caused by a flow of current
What is the term for an electric charge that does move?
That is called an electric current. Actually, defining an electric current as a "movement of charge" is a little simplistic, but movement of charge is certainly an important part.That is called an electric current. Actually, defining an electric current as a "movement of charge" is a little simplistic, but movement of charge is certainly an important part.That is called an electric current. Actually, defining an electric current as a "movement of charge" is a little simplistic, but movement of charge is certainly an important part.That is called an electric current. Actually, defining an electric current as a "movement of charge" is a little simplistic, but movement of charge is certainly an important part.
Which part of a circuit is a current?
Current is the flow of electric charge or the rate of the flow of an electric charge through a conductor.
What particles call electric charge?
Electrons are called electric charge. They are responsible for electric current.
What is electric charge a continuous flow of?
electric current. . . . . . .
What is the flow electric charges called?
It is called an electric current.
What is the term of the flow of electric charge?
Electric Current is the flow of electrons and hence charge
What refers to the rate flow of electric charge?
That is called electric current, or simply current.
What does an electric current Carry?
Electric current carries electric charge. Actually to say it in the right sense, we have to say that electric current is the rate of flow of electric charges
What is an electric current and why is it so important?
Electric current is electric charge in motion. Most electric charge is carried by the electrons and protons within an atom and is affected by conductivity of elements ie copper.
How are magnetic fields and electric current related?
The two are related because an Electric current produces Magnetic Fields
What do we call the movement of electric charge?
electricity
When an electric charge moves through a conductor there is an electric in the conductor?
current
