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An electric current is the flow of electric charge, carried by electrons in the conductor.
Unless, it is a conducting solution, in which case the currents may be moving ions carried by water.
Unless, it is the solar wind, in which case it is the stream of electrons and protons from the Sun carried by the vacuum of space and their own inertia.
So, just to be on the safe side, electric current is the flow of charge and it does not matter what the charge is and it does not matter whether it is in a condcutor or interstellar space as long as it is moving.
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoNo term defines a flow of current.
Could you possibly be thinking of Ampere ? That's the unit that's used
to describe the magnitude of a current. It doesn't define a current.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoAn electric current involves movement of charged particles, such as electrons, holes, or ions.
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What does the electric current have?
In metal conductors, electric current is the flow of electrons.
What causes a electric current in a electric circuit?
Voltage causes current to flow in an electric circuit.
What happens to an electric current when a circuit is closed?
If the circuit is closed the electric current will be closed as well.
What is electric current flow?
Answerits lightning, for a more simple answer......electric current flow is the movement of charges. Most often, however, we consider electric current flow to be moving electrons, or electron current flow.We most often use the term electric current flow to refer to the moving electrons, the flow of which is measured in amperes.Earlier scientists, before the discovery of electron, do believe that current flows right from positive terminal to the negative. This is known as conventional current flow.So electron flow is always opposite the direction of conventional current.
What is electric current and how is it measured?
if you are mesering its presure it is volts
The flow of electric charges is called?
The flow of electric charges is current.
What is the flow electric charges called?
It is called an electric current.
What is the continuous flow of electric charges through a material?
Yes, an electric current is the flow of charged particles.
What is the direction of flow of electric current in an electric current?
DC current
What is a continuous flow of electricity is called?
A current.
What does the electric current have?
In metal conductors, electric current is the flow of electrons.
When does the electric current flow?
An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).An electric current will flow if there is a voltage, and a conducting path (usually a closed circuit is required).
What is an electric flow?
An electric flow, is Current. Measured in Amps(Amperes)
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 causes a electric current in a electric circuit?
Voltage causes current to flow in an electric circuit.
The flow of electrons through a conductor is called?
electric current
What is the continuous flow of electric charges?
electric current
