Hi, I would like to know if the electron flows from the negative or the positive side of the battery, and can I prove that with a simple circuit ?
Most?Yes, in most circuits electrons flow from a more negative potential to a more positive potential.
Sure, there are circuits in which positively charged particles travel from a high potential to a lower potential, at least in portions of the circuit. As an example, consider ion beams.Most?
Is there an exception to that?
Keep in mind that the TS isn't asking about the age old electron-flow vs. conventional flow debate (which is what I expected the thread to be about, too), but rather is it possible to prove that, in non-special case (for lack of a better description) electric circuits is it possible -- and how might you go about it -- to prove that the charge carriers are, in fact, negatively charged and actually move from negative to positive.http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/direct-current/chpt-1/conventional-versus-electron-flow/
When I was in school we used "electron flow" to understand the basics of electrical theory. A few years later when we got into slightly more complex electronic circuitry we used "conventional flow". In the end we were told it didn't matter...sometimes.
In AC circuits with no DC component that is largely true, but even then it is a valid question whether the vibrating particles are positive charged or negatively charged. If there is a DC component then there is a net flow of charge carriers, though the velocity is generally quite low. But in many situations that is not the case. Again, vacuum tubes and charged particle beams are obvious examples.Does anything really flow when it comes to electrons/current? I read one description that suggested it's a bunch of vibrating particles that don't travel anywhere.
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