Voltage vs. Current

Main Difference

The main difference between current and voltage is that a current is the speed at which electric charge flows to a certain point and a voltage is the electric force that drives the current.

Voltage vs. Current — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Voltage and Current

Voltage vs. Current

Voltage is measured in voltmeter and current is measured in ammeter.

Voltage vs. Current

Voltage is the cause and current is the effect.

Voltage vs. Current

Voltage gets disturbed when connected in series components however current remains same is not disturbed at all.

Voltage vs. Current

Voltage is created in electrostatic field while current is created in magnetic field.

Voltage vs. Current

The symbol for denoting voltage is V and for current its I.

Voltagenoun

(physics) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

The voltage between the wires is too low to produce a spark.Be careful when opening high-voltage equipment.
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Currentnoun

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.

Voltagenoun

the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts

Currentnoun

(electricity) The time rate of flow of electric charge.

Voltagenoun

the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

Currentnoun

A tendency or a course of events.

Currentadjective

Existing or occurring at the moment.

current events;current leaders;current negotiations
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Currentadjective

Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

current affairs;current bills and coins;current fashions

Currentadjective

(obsolete) Running or moving rapidly.

Currentnoun

a flow of electricity through a conductor;

the current was measured in amperes

Currentnoun

a steady flow (usually from natural causes);

the raft floated downstream on the currenthe felt a stream of air

Currentnoun

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

two streams of development run through American historystream of consciousnessthe flow of thoughtthe current of history

Currentadjective

occurring in or belonging to the present time;

current eventsthe current topiccurrent negotiationscurrent psychoanalytic theoriesthe ship's current position

What is Voltage?

Voltage is denoted by the symbol V and is the electrical force that drives the current between points. It is measured by a voltmeter and the conversion unit is 1 joule. Voltage causes the current to take place. Without a current voltage can still occur. An electrostatic field creates voltage. If connected in series a voltage gets disturbed and cannot perform better and when connected parallel, it can perform in a much better position. When water is being spread a pressure is the voltage. Voltage is the pressure that the pipe insists when water is being spread. It is the difference between the point where water started and the point where it ended the pressure.

What is Current?

Current is denoted by the symbol I and is the rate at which the electric charges flow. It is measured by an ammeter and conversion rate is 1 coulomb. Current cannot occur without voltage. It is the effect of voltage which makes voltage the cause of current. Current is created in a magnetic field. Either it is connected in a series, current be easily flown is not disturbed however it does get disturbed when it is connected in parallel. When water is being spread the flow is the current. A current is the number of electron that passing through the pipe in the water. It measures the amount of water that goes.