An electric delivery van's battery is plugged into a fast charger. A total charge of 72 kC72\text{ kC}72 kC flows into the battery in a time of 40 minutes40\text{ minutes}40 minutes.
Calculate the average charging current during this period.
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32 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 10.1 Circuits, charge and current, covering 10.1.1 Structure of the atom, 10.1.2 Circuit diagrams and symbols, 10.1.3 Series and parallel circuits, 10.1.4 Potential difference and voltmeters, 10.1.5 Energy transferred, charge and potential difference, and 10.1.6 Current, ammeters and charge flow. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.