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What does amperage measure?

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A; By using a voltmeter across a small shunt resistor

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The unit of Electric Current is the Ampere, often called simply 'amp'.

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yes it is so leave this site and go home to your mum and bake her a pie

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Amp is short for ampere, and it is a measure of electrical current. Basically, more current means that more electrons will pass a certain point every second.

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No. In what may seem somewhat surprising to you, voltage is measured in volts!

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Flow of current (electrons) in a circuit.

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Electric current

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Current is measured in amperes.

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Ammeter(Current).

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