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When free electrons flow through a conductor with high resistance?
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What is it called when electrons flow through a wire?
When electrons flow through a conductor such as a wire, it is called, "Electricity".
What do you mean by heating effect of current?
The heating effect of current refers to the phenomenon where the flow of electric current through a conductor leads to the production of heat. This occurs due to the resistance offered by the conductor to the flow of electrons. The amount of heat produced is directly proportional to the square of the current and the resistance of the conductor.
Why do electrons flow through a wire?
An electrical current is simply the flow of free electrons in and on the conductors. So they are a bit like water molecules in a garden hose. And like those water molecules the flow of free electrons can be physically impeded by whatever is in or on the electrical conductor. When a material is a good conductor, the atoms and molecules of that good conductor do not get in the way of the free electrons. They do not resist the flow of those electrons very much. So even with just a low voltage to push the electrons along, the flow, the current of the electrons is high. But when a material is a bod conductor, the atoms and molecules of that bad conductor do physically get in the way of those free electrons so that they cannot flow freely through the conductor. The resistance is high in a poor conductor. So it takes a relatively higher voltage to push electrons along in a bad conductor...if indeed they can be pushed at all. Some materials are so bad at conducting it's almost impossible to move those electrons along.
The steady flow of electrons through a conductor is?
Its called "current"
What is a material that allows electrons to flow easily through it?
Anything that is classified as a conductor will allow the flow of electrons.
What changes electrical energy into heat?
when electrons flow through a conductor then the material of the conductor offers resistance to excite the electrons in the conductor to release heat energy.
What is the difference between a electrical conductor and a electrical nonconductor?
Simply put an conductor is a material that lets free electrons flow through it. When free electrons are flowing that is called current. So an electrical conductor will have current pass through. Non-conductive material will not allow these electrons to flow and no electricity can be passed through. Good conductors have almost no resistance to electron flow.
Resistance to the flow of electrons in a conductor causes a loss of?
Energy as heat
What is it called when electrons flow through a wire?
When electrons flow through a conductor such as a wire, it is called, "Electricity".
What is the name for a positively charged conductor through which electrons flow into a device?
Anode The name for a positive charge conductor through which electrons flow into a device is called the life conductor.
What is the steady flow of electrons through a conductor?
The terminology for a steady flow of electrons through a conductor is called the current of the circuit.
What is an electron current?
the flow of electrons through a conductor
What is electron current?
the flow of electrons through a conductor
What do you mean by heating effect of current?
The heating effect of current refers to the phenomenon where the flow of electric current through a conductor leads to the production of heat. This occurs due to the resistance offered by the conductor to the flow of electrons. The amount of heat produced is directly proportional to the square of the current and the resistance of the conductor.
What happens to the electrons in a conductor when there is a potential difference between the conductor's ends?
The free electrons in a conductor will, when a difference of potential (voltage) is applied at its ends, participate in electron current flow (or just current, if you prefer). The voltage applied to the conductor will drive current through the conductor, and the free electrons will support current flow. These electrons will actually move through the conductor. As electrons are driven into one end of the conductor, the free electrons "shift over" and electrons stream out the other end of the conductor. This is the essence of current flow in conductors.
Is Electricity is the controlled flow of protons through a conductor.?
No. Electrons.
Which of these is a metal wire that allows electrons to flow through it?
conductor
