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Charge:

It is a property of certain subatomic particles that allows them to attract or repel other

particles by electric force; may be positive or negative. Current: The rate of flow of charge that flows from one place to another place in a conductor is called current. If q be a charge flow through any cross-section of a conductor in timet. Then

q ch arg e t time

Units of current is coulombs(c)/second(s) = amperes (A). One ampere of current represents one coulomb of electrical charge (6.24 x 1018 charge carriers) moving past a specific point in one second. Voltage: Voltage is the potential energy that makes the electrical current flow in a circuit by pushing the electrons around. The unit of voltage is volt shown as 'v'. To be more accurate, one Volt is equal to one Joule of energy that can move one Coulomb of electrical charge. Formula below shows this relation.

Electromotive force or Potential difference: A difference in potential that tends to give rise to an electric current.

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