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Positive ions and electrons can flow in a a solution but only electrons can flow in wires. What causes the electrons to move?
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Energy. Energy causes ever thing to move.
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Why does hydrogen gas liberate at Cu electrode in Zn-Cu cell?
In a zinc-copper cell, zinc gives up electrons, forming the negative terminal of the cell, and the electrons flows as electric current through wires. When the electrons reach the other positive terminal, electrolysis of the electrolyte takes place at the positive terminal. Hydrogen ions and the cation of the electrolyte will be attracted to the positive Copper electrode. The hydrogen ions, being less reactive than the cation ions, will take up the electrons on the copper electrode, forming hydrogen gas.
Moving current has electrical energy?
Electrons move to the positive pole from the negative pole in an electric circuit. The electric current is a flow of electric charge that is often carried by moving elections in a wire in electric circuits.
Is HNO3 a better conductor of electricity than KNO3?
wires work pretty good Actually, absolutely dry, anhydrous KNO3 doesn't conduct. In this case, HNO3 is better, In solution, theuy are about the same. The KNO3 solution has nitronium (N3O) ions in it, so does the HNO3. HNO3 in solution, say, 70% , ionizes and cohducts better than 96% red fuming.Either will dissolvey your wires unless platinum.
The flow of free electrons from atom to atom in a conductor is called?
Along the length of an electrically conductive Wire, this is called Electrical Current. From another point of view, this results in the formation of a chemical bond. While there are wires that are made from metals that are non-conducive, there is no example of atomic bonding that doesn't apply to the movement/sharing of electrons.
What property of metals allows them to be shaped into wires?
The property of metals being able to be drawn in wires is called ductility. The most ductile metal is gold. A wire of 2km can be drawn from a piece of 10g of gold. Most wire is made of killed steel, which has been de-gasified and stripped of impurities. This improves ductility. Metals are ductile. This means they can be drawn into wires. The atoms of metals have the ability to slide over one another. The electrons are delocalized. This means that the atoms are held together tightly but can still slide over their neighbors without losing their electrons and, therefore, do not break apart when drawn into thin wires.
What flows through wires that are hooked to a battery?
Electrons flow through wires that are hooked to a battery. The battery's negative terminal repels the electrons, while the positive terminal attracts them.
What causes the wires in the genorater to spin?
The electrons carried in the wires in the turbine power the generator to spinif you wanted to know this a 6th grader answered this NOT JOKING
Do thin wires have smaller electrons and large wires have larger sized electrons?
No. Electrons are all the same size
What flows inside wires?
Electrons flow in wires.
What flows through wires?
Electrons
What causes materials to be good insulators of electricity?
They are good at not transferring the electrons from the wires to their atoms. They dont pass them on because their atoms are stable and don't need any.
Why do wires often have plastic wrapped around them?
Well plastic is a insulator which causes the electrons (also known as electricity) to stay in place. So wires are electrical conductors which means electrons to flow through it and since humans are "fair" electrical conductors it will cause us to get shocked from the electrical charges. Understand? :)
How can you tell the difference between positive and negative wires?
usually, positive wires have a blue rubber coating, whereas negative wires have a red rubber coating.
What causes some materials to be good insulators of electricity?
They are good at not transferring the electrons from the wires to their atoms. They dont pass them on because their atoms are stable and don't need any.
Where can you get positive and negative wires for a class project?
You can get the positive and negative wires for a class project at a store that sells the Physics apparatus.
Do LED's have polarity?
Yes they do - it means the long stem is positive and must be connected to positive wires and the short stem to negative wires
What color is the positive wire in a car?
Positive Wires are usually red.
