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How does electricity work?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Understanding Electron Movement and Electric Charge

Exploring the dynamics of electrons in a wire when current flows through, likened to a wave traveling at the speed of light, with an analogy using traffic dynamics. The chapter also delves into how external voltage drives electron motion in conductive materials and explains the generation of lightning through electron separation in insulators.

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