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What are volts and amperes?

April 26, 2017amperes volts

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What are volts and amperes?

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Volts and amperes are measures of electricity. A volt is the unit of electric potential difference, or the size of the force that sends the electrons through a circuit. An ampere is the unit used to measure electric current. Current is a count of the number of electrons flowing through a circuit. One amp is the amount of current produced by a force of one volt acting through the resistance of one ohm. (An ohm is a way of measuring resistance. A certian length of copper wire, which is a good conductor, has a resistance of .0000017 ohms, while the same length of Sulfur, which is a very poor conductor, is much more resistant. It has a resistance of 200,000,000,000,000,000 ohms!