Question
Write the definition of electric current and mention its types.
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Answer
→"The amount of electric charge passing through the cross-section perpendicularly through the cross-section of a conductor per unit time is called electric current (I)."
→There are two types of electric current.
(1) momentary current
(2) steady current
→There are two types of electric current.
(1) momentary current
(2) steady current
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