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What does the abbrivation for current (I) stand for?

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The symbol is current, the unit is ampere. Which is the rate of electrical charge per unit time, hence Coulomb/second. One electron has a charge of 1.6x 10-19 coulombs. The number of electrons flowing per second is the inverse of the electron charge.

Harold Myron


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