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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
The '''Amp''' (A) is the scientific [[unit]] for measuring [[Electrical Current|electrical current]]. ===About Amps===: [[Amp]]s are sometimes called '''Amperes''' and are shortened to an upper case A. ===Converting to Amps==={| class="wikitable"|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Amps'''|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Megaamp]] (1MA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[Amp]]s x1000,000.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000,000A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kiloamp]] (1kA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[Amp]]s x1000.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1000A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[amp]] (1A)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[Amp]]s x1.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliamp]] 1(mA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[Amp]]s /1000.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.001A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microamp]] 1(µA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[Amp]]s /1000,000.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000001A|} ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===The '''Amp''' (A) is the [[SI Unit|unit]] for measuring [[Electrical Current|electrical current]]. ===About Amps===: [[Amp]]s are sometimes called '''Amperes''' and are shortened to an upper case A.: The [[amp]] is defined as one [[Coulomb]] per [[second]]. ===Converting to Amps==={| class="wikitable"|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Amps'''|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megaamp]] (1MA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x10<sup>6</sup>| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kiloamp]] (1kA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x10<sup>3</sup>| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Amp]] (1A)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x1| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[milliamp]] 1(mA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x10<sup>-3</sup>| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[microamp]] 1(µA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x10<sup>-6</sup>| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>A|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanoamp]] 1(nA)| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Amps''' x10<sup>-9</sup>| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>A|} ===References=======AQA====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851370/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851370&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=01c69b0ae058f809cf636033e6ba793e ''Amperes (A), page 39, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Amperes (amps, A), page 294, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Amperes, page 53, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA']====Edexcel====:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Amperes, page 382, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Amperes/amps (A), page 142, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Amps, page 382, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel ''] ====OCR==== :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Amperes (A), pages 97, 127, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']
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