Go Deeper For parents & teachers
The rate of flow of electric charge through a conductor, measured in amperes (A) — one ampere is one coulomb of charge passing a point per second. Current obeys Ohm's law (V = IR) in linear conductors, and it's the current through you, not the voltage across you, that determines the biological effect of an electric shock.
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The Burning Mountain Chapter 3 — Trouble in the Ash
"He handled the electrical side - wiring, power, anything that needed current flowing properly - while Cracker handled the electronics: circuits, sensors, signal processing, the …"
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