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Why electron freely in a metal?
The term conductor is generally applied to a substance or material that has a lot of free electrons in it. The name conductor is applied because the free electrons are already there. A material does not have free electrons because it is a conductor, but is a conductor because it has a lot of free electrons. That said, let's look at what's going on. These free electrons have energies that permit them to "wander" through the conductor; they're not "locked into" the structure of the material. And when a voltage (potential difference) is applied, current flows through the conductor because the free electrons are moving. They're made to move by the applied voltage. If we take the case of a wire in a circuit, the wire is a conductor. This wire, say a copper one, has many free electrons in it, and when we apply a voltage, electrons move. The voltage forces electrons into one end of the wire, and the free electrons "shift over" and electrons emerge from the other end of the wire. This movement of free electrons in response to an applied voltage through an conductor is the essence of current flow in that conductor.
What are 'free electrons' and where do they originate?
Free electrons is a term often used in the description of metal bonding. Free electrons have a transient existence in cathode ray tubes (TVs before LCD and plasma screens came out). See the link for an explanation of how these work
What is the term for a solid object that allows free electrons to move easily through it?
Conductor
What is the term for solid object that allows free electrons to move easily through it?
Conductor
What does the term electrical current mean?
It refers to a flow of electrons (free electrons) from a negative system to a positive system.for exampla a cheese burger get swallowed by a human
What is the term current mean?
it define electrons flow measured in ampere.
What condition necessary for a material to be term as good conductor?
It must have large number of free electrons for electrical conduction.
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The area that you can see without moving your head or your eyes.
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