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How fast can electricity move?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

186000 miles per sec

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You have to understand that 'electricity' is not a quantity, so it doesn't move and cannot be measured. Your question should ask, "How fast do electrons move?"

While the effect of an electric current is close to the speed of light, individual electrons drift along the conductor very slowly indeed. I like to give the example that a single electron will not pass along the length of a flashlight's filament during the lifetime of the flashlight's battery.

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13y ago

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