I have lurked in this thread for a while. Bear with my being pedantic for a moment.
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Originally Posted by tima
Maybe, but doesn't the signal move much faster than the electrons?
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NO, it doesn't.
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Originally Posted by 10Beers
The electrons don't go anywhere. They merely provide a path for the signal to follow.
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WRONG!. Signal transmission (current flow) is specifically defined by the (countable) number of electrons moving. One ampere is one coulomb per second = 6.24150965X10E18 electrons per second.
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Originally Posted by tima
Right - but they do hop n bob around, though the signal travels faster. From a large enough perspective I suppose nothing goes anywhere.  |
WRONG again, see above.
Please see your Halliday and Resnick.