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Current
Electricity
Current Density

Jayant Nagda
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Electric Current
Electric Current

The rate of flow of electric charge

across a cross-section of the conductor
Electric Current

The rate of flow of electric charge across a cross-section.

Electric Current

Rate of flow of charge per unit time

through the cross section of the conductor

Δq
iavg = Scalar Quantity
Δt

S I Unit : Ampere (A)

If 1020 e-s cross the cross section of a conductor in 1 second.
Find the corresponding electric current ?
A. 12 A

B. 16 A

C. 20 A

D. 24 A
Point charge q moves in a circle of radius r at constant speed v.
What is the current associated with this uniform circular motion.

A.
i=?
v
r B.

C.

D. None
Direction of Current

In the direction of motion of positive charge

And opposite to the direction of

motion of negative charge.
Direction of Current

By convention, direction of electric current is

opposite to the direction of motion of electrons.

Does the direction make it a vector quantity?

Direction of Current

Not a vector, since direction is always along the length of the wire.

direction is obvious,
from higher potential to lower potential
Electric Current

Conduction in metals (conductors)

Electric Current

Materials Charge Carriers

1 Metals Free Electrons

2 Liquids Positive and Negative ions

3 Gaseous Positive ions and Electrons

4 Semiconductors Electrons and Holes

Figure shown four situation in which positive and negative charges
move horizontally through a region and gives the rate at which
each charge moves. The situation according to the effective
current through the region, greatest first:

A. A>B>C>D

B. (A = B) > C > D

C. A<B<C<D
D. (A = C) > D > B
 Electric Current

The rate of flow of electric charge per unit time across any cross-section

dq
i=
dt

Scalar Quantity

S I Unit : Ampere (A)

The amount of charge passed in time t
through a cross-section of wire is given by

where ⍺ and ß are some constants. Find current through wire at ‘t’

A. α - 2βt

B. α - βt

C. 2α - βt
D. 2α - 2βt
A current through a wire depends on time as i = αt + βt2
where α = 20 A/s and β = 8As-2 . Find the charge crossed through
a section of the wire in 15 s.
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A. 2100C

B. 260C

C. 2250C
D. 11250C
Current Density at a point P inside the conductor,

Current Density
has a magnitude equal to
current per unit area
P in the region surrounding that point
and

direction along the current

which passes through that point.
Find current density across cuboid shaped conductor when
electric current i flows along its length ‘l’ :

A.

h B.

b C.
l
D. None of them
Find current density across cuboid shaped conductor when
electric current i flows along its width ‘b’ :

A.

h B.

b C.
l
D. None of them
Current Density J Current Density is equal to
current per unit area taken perpendicular
to the direction of the current
Current Density J

dA

𝜽
j
Determine the electric current through a cylindrical wire of
radius R, if current density through wire is uniform j

i=?
A.

B.

C.

D.
Determine current through the cylindrical shell of inner & outer
radii as shown, if current density through it is constant j

A.
r1 B.

C.

D. None of them
Determine the total electric current flowing through
a cylindrical wire of length l and radius R,
if current density through wire is varying
with distance r from centre as:

A.

i=?
B.

C.

D.
Determine the total electric current flowing through
a cylindrical wire of length l and radius R,
if current density through wire is varying
with distance r from centre as:

A.

r
B.

C.

D.

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