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Electrical Current

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Equation
===Equation===
====Equation Linking Current, Charge and Time====
''NB: You should remember this equation.''
 
'''Current''' = (Charge)/(time)
: This can give the definition "Current (I) is the (=) amount of [[Electrical Charge|charge]] flowing past a point (Q) per (÷) unit time (t)."
 
====Equation Linking Current, Potential Difference and Resistance====
''NB: You should remember this equation.''
 
'''Current''' = (Potential Difference)/(Resistance)
 
<math>I=\frac{V}{R}</math>
 
Where:
 
<math>I</math> = The '''electrical current'''
 
<math>V</math> = The [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] across a [[Electrical Component|component]].
 
<math>R</math> = The [[resistance]] of an [[Electrical Component|component]].
===Example Calculations===