Electricity And Why It Moves
How do electrons move along a wire.
Electricity and why it moves. To move charges we need a device that can do work. This form of electricity exists when charges are able to constantly flow. A positive object has lost electrons so it has more protons than electrons. When 1 coulomb of electricity moves past somewhere in 1 second the current is 1 ampere.
A neutral object has an equal amount of protons and electrons. Electricity can move around a circuit in two different ways. Each atom has electrons in it. A positive object has lost electrons so it has more protons than electrons.
This type of electricity is called direct current dc and most toys and small gadgets have circuits that work this way. Voltage also called potential difference is the push behind the current. Current electricity is the form of electricity which makes all of our electronic gizmos possible. Objects can be positive negative or neutral.
In the big picture up above you can see electrons racing around a loop like race cars on a track always going in the same direction. Electricity and why it moves charge protons are held together in the nucleus by the strong nuclear force the strongest force in nature but electrons can move. Electrons can move but protons are held together in the nucleus by the strong nuclear force the strongest force in nature. It is the amount of work per electric charge that an electric source can do.
Electrons do not move along a wire like cars on a highway. To measure current at one point we use an ammeter. Batteries generators thermocouples and batteries. Electricity electricity is moving electrons.
Actually any conductor thing that electricity can go through is made of atoms. Unit 9 1 electricity and why it moves period.