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Understanding Electrical Current: Measurement and Definition
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What is the Definition of Electrical Current?

1C - Electrical current is measured as the amount of electrons passing through a medium in a given moment of time. It's measured in Amperes or Amps (A). The original definition of an Ampere was based on a unit called dynes. A dyne is the force needed to accelerate one gram at one cm/s squared. Two dynes per cm of wire length is the force between two wires a cm apart carrying 10 Amps.
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