Formula: Electric current (definition) Electric charge Time
$$I ~=~ \frac{Q}{t}$$
$$I ~=~ \frac{Q}{t}$$
$$Q ~=~ I \, t$$
$$t ~=~ \frac{Q}{I}$$
Electric current
$$ \class{red}{\boldsymbol I} $$ Unit $$ \mathrm{A} = \frac{ \mathrm C }{ \mathrm s } $$
Electric current is the amount of charge \(Q\) that crosses the cross-sectional area of a wire within a time period \(t\). Electric current is therefore charge per time.
Electric charge
$$ Q $$ Unit $$ \mathrm{C} $$
This is the amount of charge that has passed through the cross-sectional area of a wire within the time \(t\).
If the individual (positively) charged particles carry the charge \(q\) and \(N\) particles have passed through the cross-sectional area in the time \(t\), then the charge passed through: \[ Q ~=~ N \, q \]
Time
$$ t $$ Unit $$ \mathrm{s} $$
Time period during which the charges were counted through a cross-sectional area.