Electric current is the flow of electric charge, usually electrons, through a conductor such as a wire. It is measured in amperes, defined as one coulomb of charge passing per second. Electric currents produce both Joule heating and magnetic fields, which have applications like powering motors, generating electricity, and transforming voltages in devices.
Electric current is the flow of electric charge, usually electrons, through a conductor such as a wire. It is measured in amperes, defined as one coulomb of charge passing per second. Electric currents produce both Joule heating and magnetic fields, which have applications like powering motors, generating electricity, and transforming voltages in devices.
Electric current is the flow of electric charge, usually electrons, through a conductor such as a wire. It is measured in amperes, defined as one coulomb of charge passing per second. Electric currents produce both Joule heating and magnetic fields, which have applications like powering motors, generating electricity, and transforming voltages in devices.
are ions, while in an ionized gas (plasma), both ions and electrons are used.[4] The SI unit of electric current is the ampere, or amp, which is the flow of electric charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. The ampere (symbol: A) is an SI base unit[5]:15 Electric current is measured using a device called an ammeter.[2]:788 Electric currents cause Joule heating, which creates light in incandescent light bulbs. They also create magnetic fields, which are used in motors, generators, inductors, and transformers.