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Imagine I have 3 empty boxes in a line, touching, like so |_| |_| |_|. I am labeling the first box to the left A, the middle one B, and the right one C. Then I put one marble in A and one in B. C is empty. So the drawing becomes |X| |X| |_|. Next, I remove the marble in B and place it in C. The drawing looks like |X| |_| |X|. I can say the marble has moved one step to the right. I can also say the space has moved one step to the left.

In electronics, an electron is like a marble. We describe the empty box (void) as a hole. An electron moving to the right is equivalent to a hole moving to the left.

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How could you slow down electron flow?

You can slow down electron flow by increasing resistance in the circuit, using resistors for example. By increasing the obstruction to electron flow, you reduce the rate at which electrons can move through the circuit. Additionally, lowering the voltage in the circuit will also slow down electron flow.


What will happen if a compass is suspend next to a conductor that is not carrying an electron flow?

If a compass is suspended next to a conductor that is not carrying an electron flow, there will be no effect on the compass. The flow of electrons is what creates a magnetic field, so without electron flow in the conductor, there will be no interaction with the compass needle.


What can you do to slow down electron flow?

To slow down electron flow, you can increase the resistance in the circuit by adding resistors or using materials that hinder electron movement. Another way is to reduce the voltage across the circuit, which in turn reduces the push on the electrons, slowing down their flow. Additionally, increasing the length of the conductor can also impede electron flow.


What happens if a conventional flow and a electron flow meet?

If a conventional flow (positive charge moving from positive to negative) and an electron flow (negative charge moving from negative to positive) meet, they will simply cancel each other out since they are opposite in direction. The net result will be a neutralized electrical system.


USing the theory called electron flow concept means that electrons flow from?

The electron flow concept states that electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of a voltage source, in contrast to the conventional current flow theory which assumes positive charge carriers moving from positive to negative.

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Flow of an electron will contain how much current?

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How could you slow down electron flow?

You can slow down electron flow by increasing resistance in the circuit, using resistors for example. By increasing the obstruction to electron flow, you reduce the rate at which electrons can move through the circuit. Additionally, lowering the voltage in the circuit will also slow down electron flow.


What is the unit for measuring the rate of electron flow in a circuit?

Electron flow is known as current. SI unit is Ampere


What flow is equal to and opposite of electron flow?

The "flow of current" is considered to be in the opposite direction.


Electron current flow theory considers electricity to be the flow of charge carries which are what in polarity?

When we consider electron flow, we think of moving electrons. The electron has a negative charge. This model of current flow, the electron current flow model, follows the movement of those negative charges.As a contrast, we might consider what is called conventional current flow. And that the model of current involves the movement of charges with a positive polarity.


Difference between electron flow and conventional current?

Conventional current flow refers to a flow of positive charges. It is a kind of ficticious current. If - as is often the case - the real current is an electron flow (negative charges), then the conventional flow is a current in the opposite direction as the electron movements, since this would have the same effect (for example on the magnetic field, or on conservation of charge).


Energized electrons at the primary electron acceptor flow to where?

an electron transport chain.


What will happen if a compass is suspend next to a conductor that is not carrying an electron flow?

If a compass is suspended next to a conductor that is not carrying an electron flow, there will be no effect on the compass. The flow of electrons is what creates a magnetic field, so without electron flow in the conductor, there will be no interaction with the compass needle.


What can you do to slow down electron flow?

To slow down electron flow, you can increase the resistance in the circuit by adding resistors or using materials that hinder electron movement. Another way is to reduce the voltage across the circuit, which in turn reduces the push on the electrons, slowing down their flow. Additionally, increasing the length of the conductor can also impede electron flow.


Is there other electron flow similar to electromagnet flow?

I have no idea don't ask me!!


Opposition to electron flow is called?

Resistance


Where Electron current flow is from?

P to N