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Electrical Conductors - Electrons

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Electrical Conductors - Electrons

The free electrons inside electrical conductors explain why they can conduct electricity.

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Electrical conductors

  • An electrical conductor has lots of charges that are free to move.
  • In a metal, the charges that are free to move are electrons.
  • The electric current through the metal is the flow of these free electrons.
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Electrical insulators

  • An electrical insulator has no free electrons.
  • No charges are free to move and carry a current.

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