minus-squareskami@sh.itjust.workstoAsk Science@lemmy.world•Electrons: particles or charge?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days ago electrons actually loop around in a closed DC circuit in the speed of light On average, electrons “move forward” much much slower than that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_velocity But even the whole “electrical signal” is slower than the speed of light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_factor#Typical_velocity_factors linkfedilink
On average, electrons “move forward” much much slower than that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_velocity
But even the whole “electrical signal” is slower than the speed of light:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_factor#Typical_velocity_factors