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An isolated positive and negative can move for example in an electric or magnetic field. But in metals only the electrons can move since the positive charge is bound to the metal lattice by attractive forces.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn solids, electrons, that have negative charge, orbit the atoms nucleus and under certain circumstances move to another atom producing movement of negative charges.
Protons have positive charges and they usually stay in the nucleus therefore produce no movement of positive charge.
Note that if we consider a solid that has the same amount of positive and negative charges, moving negative charges to one side (one way) means that the other side will be charged positively because of lacking of electrons, that is, positive charges moved to the other way, even though protons didn't move at all. Positive charges are the "empty spaces" left by the electrons.
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∙ 13y agoWe now know that electric current is the flow of electrons. In a solution though it is ions that carry charge and positive charges will move in an electrolyte.
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What happens if negative particles from one object move to another object?
Then the charge of the giving object becomes more positive, and the charge of the receiving object becomes more negative.
What is charge of lightning?
the charge of a lightning is positive and negative. The positive is on the top of a lightning cloud and the negative is surrounded on the bottom. As it flashes down it is a negative. However, the ground is a positive charge so as it reaches down, it turns into a positive charge. I hope this will answer you question
How can an object have a neutral charge if part of the object has a positive and a negative charge?
If the positive and negative charges are equal, then the object has a 'net' neutral charge.
Is there any negative charge on a positive charged object?
Any "object" larger than elementary particles consists of positive and negative charges. If your object has a negative charge, it simply has more particles with a negative charge than particles with a positive charge.
Do glycerol heads have a positive or negative charge?
negative
Why do electrons move from negative end of the tube to the positive end?
Electrons have a negative charge and are attracted by the positive end.
Why do electron move from the negative end of the tube to the positive end?
Electrons have a negative charge and are attracted by the positive end.
What particles has a negative charge and which has a positive charge?
Negative charge = electron Positive charge = positron Positive charge = proton
What is the charge of anion?
A cation has a positive charge and an anion has a negative charge.
What charge electron charge positive or negative?
Electrons carry a negative charge to balance out the positive charge of the proton.
Why do electrons move from the negatively end of the tube to the positive end?
Electrons have a negative charge and are attracted by the positive end.
What is the difference between a negative and a positive?
positive ions carry positive charge and negative ions carry negative charge
Does all matter have a negative or positive charge?
Electrons have a negative charge; Protons have a positive charge; and neutrons have no charge.
Is an atom a negative charge or a positive charge?
An atom with positive charge is cation.An atom with negative charge is anion.
A negatively charged object is placed within a positive electric field. what happens to the object?
Electric Field between positive and negative charges. If the Electric Field in which both the positive and negative charges are present is stronger than the Electric Field between the two charges we are talking about, the the negative charge will move away from the positive charge in that positive direction of the field. If not, then the negative charge will get attracted to the positive charge and stay at the position of the positive charge. It will be pulled toward the source of the electric field. (Novanet)
What is the charge on a electron called?
the charge of a proton is called positive charge neutron- negative charge electron- no charge
Why do cathode rays move from the negative end of the tube to the positive end?
Because an electron carries a negative charge and in electricity, opposites attract. Particles with a negative charge will be drawn to the positive charge in the cathode tube.
