Do Protons Move? Answers to Your Physics Questions
Feb 1, 2014 · Protons do not move in electric current; instead, the flow of current is defined by the movement of electrons, which are negatively charged particles. The historical convention established …
Do electrons flow in an electrical circuit? • Physics Forums
Nov 25, 2021 · The discussion centers on the movement of electrons in electrical circuits, specifically addressing misconceptions about their flow. The narrator of a referenced YouTube video suggests …
Do electrons flow through a battery or is it something else?
May 23, 2022 · The discussion centers on the flow of electrons in a battery, specifically whether they flow through the battery or are involved in chemical reactions. Participants conclude that while …
Where Do Electrons Go When a Battery Loses Charge?
Jul 9, 2023 · As electrons move through any part of the circuit, they lose energy. High resistance components like resistors and insulators rob a great deal of energy from the electrons, while …
PV cell: understanding electron movement in the conduction band
Jan 17, 2025 · TL;DR Usually, explanations of the PV effect focus on what happens at the pn-junction and that photons get electrons from the valence to the conduction band before they are attracted …
Electrons at Absolute Zero -- do they still move? - Physics Forums
Feb 23, 2023 · Electrons do not exhibit classical motion at absolute zero, as they occupy the ground state, which is an eigenstate of the Hamiltonian and describes stationary states. This means that …
Electrical signals -- How do they actually propagate in real wires?
Aug 3, 2017 · To answer your question, electrical signals in a wire are transferred via the presence of mobile, "free-electrons" in the conductors. These electrons can easily be made to move or vibrate …
Why do electrons flow in a wire? - Physics Forums
Jun 10, 2004 · why does the current move in the opposite direction that the electrons are moving? that's what my book states, but it doesn't explain why. thanks! The physics is the same reguardless of who …
Do Electron's move around an atom? - Physics Forums
Nov 4, 2005 · Electrons do not move around the atoms. In Bohr model, Bohr had to postulate (3rd postulate) that electrons do not radiate electromagnetic energy according to the classical …
How do electrons move through a conductor • Physics Forums
Feb 4, 2012 · The conducting electrons don't really exist in a 'cloud' do they? (what I'm wondering is whether electrical conduction is based on movement of electrons within these metallic bonds) …