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Re: question regarding electron energy states and current

From John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: question regarding electron energy states and current
Date 2026-05-21 20:55 -0500
Organization Dancing Horse Hill
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Christopher Howard writes:
> The part I'm unclear on: when exactly is it that the electron moves
> from one part of the conductor to the next, i.e., down the wire? Are
> we just saying that, at the higher energy state, the electron will be
> moving around the material more often?

A simple model is that the conduction band electrons are not bound to
any particular atom but are free to move around the crystal in response
to external fields.
-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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question regarding electron energy states and current Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2026-05-21 12:21 -0800
  Re: question regarding electron energy states and current John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-05-21 20:55 -0500
  Re: question regarding electron energy states and current ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-05-22 07:50 +0000
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