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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

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In the cathode ray tube where do the particles originate?

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Why electron freely in a metal?

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