alleryStart learning →Electric current in a circuit is defined as what?
AThe rate of flow of energy
BThe store of charge in a wire
CThe push given by a battery
DThe rate of flow of charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The rate of flow of charge
1. Charge moves around a complete circuit when a battery is connected.
2. Current measures how much of that charge passes a point in each second.
3. So current is defined as the rate of flow of charge through a circuit.
4. The push supplied by the battery is the potential difference, which is a different quantity.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 12 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 10: Electric circuits_
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