Re: question regarding electron energy states and current

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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.
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John Hasler 
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Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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