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Where does charge resides in case of conductors on surface or everywhere volume also?
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charges reside only on the surface of a solid conductor. here charges maeans the charges which are free to move inside the conductor. we know very well that any particle or body always tries to acquire minimum potential energy. because the charges will acquire min. P.E only when they are on the surface.
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How do you explain why metals are good conductors?
Metals are good conductors because they consist of a lattice of atoms with free electrons. The free electrons allow a current to flow through. When a negative charge is applied at one end, the electrons are repelled from the negative charge, and move towards the other end.
What does free carriers?
Assuming you do not mean the plastic bags at the supermarket checkout that cost nothing, then you may be referring to free charge carriers in electical conductors and semiconductors, which are electrons in metallic conductors and electrons or "holes" in semiconductors. Now what was the question?
What property of metals makes them a good conductor?
Good conductors are those with heaps of free electrons. Summary: Good conductors usually have metallic bonds, where there are free electron in a lattice of a material, conducting charge.
what charge conductors have?
Under normal circumstances, a conductor has no overall charge. Even though there are large numbers of free electrons available as charge carriers, for each free electron there is a corresponding proton within the atoms that make up the conductor. With equal numbers of protons and electrons, there is no overall charge.
Why capacitor is connected to earth in circuit?
when a capacitor is connected to earth the potential of capacitor becomes zero. as a result all the charge residing on the conductors of a capacitor passes away and the final charge on capacitor becomes zero
How are conductors charged?
If charge is transferred to the object at a given location, that charge is quickly distributed across the entire surface of the object. The distribution of charge is the result of electron movement.
Where is the electric field in conducting and non-conducting sheets?
E field does not exist within the conductor, because the charge exists on the surface. This is not true for non conductors.
Do the conductors charge when a current is passed through them?
yes
Will asolid metal sphere hold a larger electric charge than a hollow sphere of the same diameter where does the charge reside in esch case?
The charge all resides on the surface of the sphere, whether or not there's anything inside the surface. In principle, there's no limit on the amount of charge that can be jammed onto the sphere. The only limit is a practical one, that is, how much charge you can move and transfer to the sphere before it starts arcing back to the machinery or the support that's holding it.
Material that easily transfer electric charge?
Electrical Conductors!
Why is it easy to charge a non conductor although it is with the hands?
It is easier to charge no-conductors with the hands because the charge generated will not be discharged through our bodies.
What is a president in charge of?
some one everywhere (slaves)
What is the weakness of electric cars is their?
You, cant charge them everywhere :)
Are materials that can be statically charged conductors or insulators?
Either one can acquire a static charge.
What is the difference between a neutron a proton and a electron?
A nuetron has no charge and resides in the nucleus of an atom along with protons that have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge and are in the electron shells around the nucleus.
Why are most molecular compound poor conductors?
Molecular compounds are poor conductors because they have no charge. Molecular compounds are simply just covalent bonds. Since covalent compounds dont give or take, they SHARE valence electrons they have no charge. Electricity is only created by positive and negative electrons, but since a molecular compound has no charge they are poor conductors. ONLY MOST ARE POOR CONDUCTORS. Why? Sometimes there is an unbalance and some molecules like Water tend be favor positive or negative, water for instance is just slightly negative.
Why do metal often make good conductors?
They contain delocalised electrons which can move and carry charge.
