What is current and resistance?

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9 years ago

Hi Jagannath, Current is a flow of electrical charge carriers, usually electrons or electron-deficient atoms. The common symbol for current is the uppercase letter I. The standard unit is the ampere, symbolized by A. One ampere of current represents one coulomb of electrical charge (6.24 x 1018 cha

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Sushant Raj | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

The rate of flow of charge through any cross section of wire is called current. The obstruction offered by any conductor in the path of the flow of current is called resistance.

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Smriti Vats | Contributor-Level 10

9 years ago

An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits, this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte or by both ions and electrons such as in an ionised gas (plasma). The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor

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