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electricity-measuring units
1. The amp, short for ampere, is the amount of electric current flowing in a wire.
4. A watt is a unit of electric power or the speed at which an electric current can function.
The electric current is measured in electrons per second.
2. The ohm is a measure of resistance to current.The higher the resistance at a given voltage, the less current flows. Higher resistance can be obtained by using thinner wires or by using materials which are less efficient conductors.
3. The volt is a measure of the potential energy of the source or the "pressure" pushing electrons through the wire.4. A watt is a unit of electric power or the speed at which an electric current can function.
Electric energy is expressed in units called watt-hours, which is what is usually referred to in everyday speech when someone says "watts".
A 100-watt light bulb, that operates for one hour, uses one watt-hour and electricity which is used in a home is normally metered in kilowatt-hours, or thousands of watt-hours.
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