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taylaron
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I'm curious why electrons will travel near the perimeter of a large wire as opposed to using the whole cross section. I understand that electrons flowing through the wire repel each other and thus want to be as far apart as possible. Yes, but from this electrons should not just occupy the perimeter of the wire, but be evenly spaced out inside the conductor.
If I had a cube of copper or silver 2 feet wide and attach it to the negative terminal of a Van De Graff generator, would the electrons evenly disperse themselves throughout the material, or would they accumulate near the sides? Why?
With basic electron repulsion, I do not understand how this report can be true.
Regards,
-Tay
If I had a cube of copper or silver 2 feet wide and attach it to the negative terminal of a Van De Graff generator, would the electrons evenly disperse themselves throughout the material, or would they accumulate near the sides? Why?
With basic electron repulsion, I do not understand how this report can be true.
Regards,
-Tay