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What is electric current

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An electric current is a stream of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, movie through an electrical conductor or space. It is measured as the net rate of flow of electric charge through a surface or into a control volume.
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Answer:a movement of positive or negative electric particles (such as electrons) accompanied by such observable effects as the production of heat, of a magnetic field, or of chemical transformations — compare alternating current, direct current, displacement current.

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