D-ISS-O-CIA-TED@kbin.social to ELI5@kbin.social · 2 years agoELI5: How does electricity actually transfer energy?message-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareELI5: How does electricity actually transfer energy?D-ISS-O-CIA-TED@kbin.social to ELI5@kbin.social · 2 years agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareD-ISS-O-CIA-TED@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSo in an AC current the electrons are just jiggling back and forth? How far do they move through a wire, I’d imagine they jump like a few meters back and forth if it’s only 50/60 times per second.
So in an AC current the electrons are just jiggling back and forth? How far do they move through a wire, I’d imagine they jump like a few meters back and forth if it’s only 50/60 times per second.