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Electrical current is measured in which unit?

Amperes, often shortened to amps.

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  1. Amperes ✔
  2. Volts
  3. Watts

Why: Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, and we count it in amperes. Volts measure electrical push and watts measure power.

Huh, didn't know that: The ampere is named for French scientist Andre-Marie Ampere.

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Answer: Amperes. Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit, and we count it in amperes. Volts measure electrical push and watts measure power.

  1. NIST: Ampere, The Future www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/ampere/ampere-future
    The ampere, symbol A, is the unit of electric current.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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