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Old 05-05-2010, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jarvamundo View Post
It is this flowing electric change in field (whether carried by electrons and/or ions) is what i was referring to 'electric current'.
Yes, an electromagnetic field can coax charged particles into forming a current, but its mere presence does not mean there is current. Electromagnetic fields happily exist in vacuum where no current is possible.

And yes, electric currents can be formed by free electrons, not just ionised gas (i.e. plasma).

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