The amount of charge that passes per unit time is called <em>electric current</em> .
Current has dimensions of [Charge] / [Time] .
It's measured and described in units of ' Ampere ' .
1 Ampere means 1 Coulomb of charge passing a point every second.
Answer:
3 mA.
Explanation:
The following data were obtained from the question:
Resistor (R) = 500 Ω
Potential difference (V) = 1.5 V
Current (I) =.?
Using the ohm's law equation, we can obtain the current as follow:
V = IR
1.5 = I x 500
Divide both side by 500
I = 1.5 / 500
I = 3×10¯³ A.
Therefore, the current in the circuit is 3×10¯³ A.
Finally, we shall convert 3×10¯³ A to milliampere (mA).
This can be obtained as follow:
Recall:
1 A = 1000 mA
Therefore,
3×10¯³ A = 3×10¯³ × 1000 = 3 mA
Therefore, 3×10¯³ A is equivalent to 3 mA.
Thus, the current in mA flowing through the circuit is 3 mA.
