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in pure germanium there are effectively noconduction band electrons or holes, so they don't move at all.

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What must be applied to make the electrons move in the same directions?

To make electrons move in the same direction, an electric field must be applied. This can be achieved by connecting a voltage source, such as a battery, which creates a potential difference. The electric field exerts a force on the electrons, causing them to flow in a coordinated manner, typically through a conductor. This organized movement of electrons constitutes an electric current.


What happened to electron under ac voltage and dc voltage?

when electrons flow under AC they flow in both direction firstly forward then in reverse and it does this for as long as there is a potential difference applied to the circuit. under DC the current only flows in one direction only


Why electron freely in a metal?

The term conductor is generally applied to a substance or material that has a lot of free electrons in it. The name conductor is applied because the free electrons are already there. A material does not have free electrons because it is a conductor, but is a conductor because it has a lot of free electrons. That said, let's look at what's going on. These free electrons have energies that permit them to "wander" through the conductor; they're not "locked into" the structure of the material. And when a voltage (potential difference) is applied, current flows through the conductor because the free electrons are moving. They're made to move by the applied voltage. If we take the case of a wire in a circuit, the wire is a conductor. This wire, say a copper one, has many free electrons in it, and when we apply a voltage, electrons move. The voltage forces electrons into one end of the wire, and the free electrons "shift over" and electrons emerge from the other end of the wire. This movement of free electrons in response to an applied voltage through an conductor is the essence of current flow in that conductor.


The electron cloud model describes the of electrons in an atom?

The model is applied to movement and position of electrons in the atom.


How does electricity travel through material?

Electricity travels through materials by using the movement of charged particles, usually electrons. When a voltage is applied to a material, it creates an electric field that forces electrons to move in a particular direction, carrying the electrical current. In conductive materials like metals, electrons are free to move, while in insulating materials, the electrons are bound to their atoms but can still carry some current.

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What must be applied for electrons to move in the same direction?

electromotive force...


What enables the electric current to move through a material?

The electric current moves in the direction opposite to the flow of electrons by convention.When a potential difference is applied to a material which has "loose" electrons, the electrons move in a direction opposite to the potential gradient and the current moves in the opposite direction to the flow of electrons.This is how current flows in materials.


What must be applied to make the electrons move in the same directions?

To make electrons move in the same direction, an electric field must be applied. This can be achieved by connecting a voltage source, such as a battery, which creates a potential difference. The electric field exerts a force on the electrons, causing them to flow in a coordinated manner, typically through a conductor. This organized movement of electrons constitutes an electric current.


When an electric field is applied to a metallic crystal the movement of electrons is?

When an electric field is applied to a metallic crystal, the movement of electrons is towards the direction opposite to the field. This is because electrons are negatively charged particles and will experience a force in the opposite direction to the electric field. This movement of electrons constitutes an electric current.


What causes electrons to flow through a conductor?

There are 1 to 3 electrons in outer orbit of a conductor witch the element wants to give away in order to have inner orbit complete at the cost of getting positive charge when forced by the electric voltage.If outer orbit have 4 electrons like carbon,silicon or germanium, it acts as a semiconductor. And if outer orbit have more than 5 electrons, it will resist electron flow.


What force causes electrons to flow in the same direction?

The force that causes electrons to flow in the same direction is an electric field. When a voltage is applied across a conductor, an electric field is established which exerts a force on the electrons, causing them to move in the same direction through the conductor.


What happened to electron under ac voltage and dc voltage?

when electrons flow under AC they flow in both direction firstly forward then in reverse and it does this for as long as there is a potential difference applied to the circuit. under DC the current only flows in one direction only


What is the direction of motion of electrons?

Electrons move in a random direction within an atom due to their high speed and energy levels. In a conductor, electrons move in response to an applied electric field, flowing from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of a voltage source.


Why current flow from higher voltage to lower voltage?

Normal flow of electrons are from positive to a less negative potential. When a potential is applied meaning voltage electrons leave their orbit and move to another nucleus leaving at the same time a hole to be fill out by the next electron coming in. In essence electrons flow one way and holes flow in the opposite direction. It is possible to have -100v flowing into a -90v. electrons do not know what the potential can be raised to all they know is the differential potential of 10 v in this caseAnswerIt doesn't. If flows from a higher potential to a lower potential. Voltage means 'potential difference', which is quite different.A 'higher potential' is conventionally taken as meaning 'more positive', while a 'lower potential' is taken as meaning 'less positive'. The direction of conventional current (plus to minus), therefore, is from a higher potential to a lower potential.Electrons, on the other hand, move from negative to positive, so they move from a 'lower potential' to a 'higher potential'.


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.


What causes current to flow what makes it do this?

the basic cause of current flow is the movement of electrons ,basically when some potential difference is applied between any two terminal of a wire electrons will flow from low potential to higher potential because of the negative charge possessed by them , further rate of flow of chargei.e., electrons correspond to the electric current with respect to time.


How does current flow in a conductor?

Current flows in a conductor when there is a potential difference applied across it, creating an electric field that causes the movement of free electrons in the conductor. The electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the voltage source.