Ampere (A) — Science definition

The SI unit of current; one ampere is one coulomb of charge flowing per second.

Where it is taught

• Current, Voltage & Resistance — Electricity, Magnetism & Circuits, Physics & Environmental Science, Grade 12

Taught alongside

• electric current
• voltage (potential difference)
• resistance
• resistivity

Elsewhere

• All science terms
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