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question regarding electron energy states and current

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Hi, I was reading an introductory chapter in an electronics book, an
older book (1960's, I think) and it explained insulators, conductors,
and semiconductors in connection with bands of energy states in quantum
theory. He seemed to be saying that conductors allow electrons to easily
move between energy bands, movement of electrons is current, and
therefore conductors allow current.

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? Or that somehow moving from one
energy state to the other, is movement through the conductor?

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Christopher Howard

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question regarding electron energy states and current Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2026-05-21 12:21 -0800
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