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Is an electric current a movement of electrons at near the speed of light?
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∙ 13y ago
No. The current travels near the speed of light; the individual electrons don't. Rather, energy is transferred from one electron to the next.
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What is the ability of light to cause electron movement and electric current?
The photo-electric effect is the ability of light to cause the movement of electrons, which is called an electric current.
What is formed by the movement of electrons?
Electricial current.
Do protons travel through an electric circuit at or near the speed of light?
Electricity, this may be electrons in a direct current. In an alternating current the electrons stay where they are and it is only the energy that moves between electrons.
What is it that travels through an electric circuit at nearly the speed of light?
the wave front of electric current. the electrons themselves move much slower but they keep pushing electrons ahead of them on resulting in a wavefront that moves at almost the speed of light.
Negative charge on electrons is responsible for?
By moving a stream of electrons, we have an Electric Current. Which is very useful and we can make 'electric light' out of the current flow. Also we can generate a magnetic field with our current flow. Such as in 'electric motors'. We can also use the charge on the electrons to charge up an insulated piece of material. Such as in a 'foil electrometer'. Or in an 'electro static voltmeter', useful for very high voltages. These also respond to the RMS of a voltage.
What is the ability of light to cause electron movement and electric current?
The photo-electric effect is the ability of light to cause the movement of electrons, which is called an electric current.
What is formed by the movement of electrons?
Electricial current.
Do protons travel through an electric circuit at or near the speed of light?
Electricity, this may be electrons in a direct current. In an alternating current the electrons stay where they are and it is only the energy that moves between electrons.
What is photo electric?
when photons got enough energy and getting out from that meterial electric current produced from that movement called photo electric.
How do you use Electric Current in a sentence?
Here are a few examples... - The electrical current is monitored. - The current of electricity is measured in volts. - The electrical current of telephone wiring is 82 volts. They may not be worded the same, but they have the same initial meaning.
What is it that travels through an electric circuit at nearly the speed of light?
the wave front of electric current. the electrons themselves move much slower but they keep pushing electrons ahead of them on resulting in a wavefront that moves at almost the speed of light.
Is electricity the same as electric light?
Electricity is not the same as electric light. Electricity is the flow of electrons from one atom to the next. As electrons travel through the filament of a light bulb the resistance of the filament opposes the flow of current, which creates heat. The filament will heat up so much that it produces a visible light.
Negative charge on electrons is responsible for?
By moving a stream of electrons, we have an Electric Current. Which is very useful and we can make 'electric light' out of the current flow. Also we can generate a magnetic field with our current flow. Such as in 'electric motors'. We can also use the charge on the electrons to charge up an insulated piece of material. Such as in a 'foil electrometer'. Or in an 'electro static voltmeter', useful for very high voltages. These also respond to the RMS of a voltage.
What is an elecrical current?
Electric current is the flow of charge from one place to another. Charge is carried by electrons, so current can be defined as the number of electrons per second that pass through a given area.
Materials of solar power?
In a crystalline solar electric panel, the light of the sun interacts with a semiconductor material (usually silicon) in the PV cell to free electrons and produce an electric current.
How does electricity flow through conductors?
Electric current - a movement or flow of electrically charged particles, typically measured in amperes.In a conductor, current flow is via a drift of free electrons in the metal. the actual drift rate may be slow, the electric field that drives them itself propagates at close to the speed of light, enabling electrical signals to pass rapidly along wires.See related link belowElectricity can flow through a conductor because it allows the electrons to move freely through the object. With an insulator, electrons cannot move.
Does an electric current reflect or refract light?
No. An electric current has magnetic properties,but not optical properties.
