Questions tagged [electron]
Anything related to the behavior and properties of electrons, i.e. the elementary subatomic particles accounting for electrical conduction in most solid materials, especially metals.
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How is the internet able to transmit data so fast?
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place or not, but I figured someone here could maybe provide a good answer. I want to know how electricity is able to flow so fast. For example videos games nowadays, ...
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What happens when a conductor gains potential, but is not completing a circuit
I asked this on the physics stack initially, but I think it could also be appropriate here.
I am not confused about how a conductor gains the same potential as the lead it is connected to (in the ...
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Electron flow at the immediate start of this flip-flop circuit?
I am attaching the following image of a flip-flop circuit.
I find myself constantly trying to visualise what is occurring at the exact moment the circuit is closed, and the current starts (electron ...
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Why is electron flow taught in some contexts? [closed]
The standard as I learned it is that the flow of current is from positive voltage to negative voltage. The direction of current flow is opposite the direction of electron flow. This is what I learned ...
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What happens to a DC current at the end of a wire?
This question might be a little more appropriate for the physics stack, but I'd like to test the water here first. I am just getting into electrical engineering, and as I go along, certain aspects ...
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Is there a limit on the charge that can flow in a wire?
I assume when I hook up a 12V battery to a wire, all the free electrons in the wire move. If I hook up 24V, they move faster so more charge passes a area cross section for i=C/s. But in AC, their ...
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Does free electrons from the conductor itself flow or electrons inside the battery flow?
I am new to electronics. I read electricity works this way: some atoms have more electrons than protons. These free electrons flow through a conductor such as a copper wire. However, to induce flow of ...
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Flow of holes in transistor?
Bipolar transistor are said to have both electron flow and hole flow. Movement of electrons can be understood, but holes are fixed part of the atomic/crystal structure. How can we characterize their ...
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