why is electric current symbollized with the alphabet I ?

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why is electric current symbollized with the alphabet I ?

2006-11-17 23:55:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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No special reason. All letters have been used in physics.
Rather arbitrary chosen.

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2006-11-18 00:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

All the other letters were taken.
Or, in 1827 Ohm described his law as the "Intensity" of the current through a load as being proportional to the voltage driving it.

2006-11-18 18:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is the time derivative of electrical charge, expressed as Intensity of current.

2006-11-18 08:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by DASH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋