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How do electrons flow in electric current?
Episode 436

How do electrons flow in electric current?

Do electrons leave their atoms to make electric current?

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists

May 26, 20203m 33s

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Show Notes

Rakesh got in touch with this question: "Typically when electrons flow for the electric current, do they come out from the atoms and flow as electric current? Is it not true that when electrons come out from atoms light and energy is released? So why don't electric wires change their colours?" Eva Higginbotham got in touch with Dr Ankita Anirban to find out the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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