AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 6.2.1.2, 6.7.2.1 · Paper 5, Paper 6
The rate of flow of electrical charge: the charge passing a point each second. Current is measured in amperes (A).
Revise: Electrical Charge and CurrentElectric current is a flow of electrical charge. The size of the current is the rate of flow of charge: how much charge passes a particular point each second.
- Revise: Electromagnetism
The flow of electric charge. Conventional current is taken to flow from positive to negative through an external circuit.