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How does electricity travel wires?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 4/22/2023

copper in wires is a metal, and like all metals it is made up of atoms bound together. Basically, atoms are made of a nucleus in the middle, and electrons revolving around the nucleas. In all elements except metals, the nucleus doesn't "let go" of the electrons (unless there is a chemical reaction, but dont worry about that for now), but in metals, the electrons are"allowed to go around" to other nucleuses, electrons are allowed to flow around atoms freely in a metal. It is this flow of electrons that is electricity. however a driving force is needed to make the electrons flow around the copper wire, this comes from a battery or a dynamo.

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