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There is something I don't quite understand about conductors with excess charge.
I understand the rationale that says that the electrons will all be on the surface, since they are repelled by the inner electrons orbitting the atoms, and by other excess electrons...but why do they not fly off of the conductor?
We see a continuous surface on a conductor, but we know the truth is that there is a discrete amount of atoms that compose any material.
What prevents an electron from continuously being repelled and just jetting right off of the conductor?
I understand the rationale that says that the electrons will all be on the surface, since they are repelled by the inner electrons orbitting the atoms, and by other excess electrons...but why do they not fly off of the conductor?
We see a continuous surface on a conductor, but we know the truth is that there is a discrete amount of atoms that compose any material.
What prevents an electron from continuously being repelled and just jetting right off of the conductor?
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