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An electric current in a wire occurs when....
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[QUOTE="kuruman, post: 6018370, member: 192687"] The closest analogy I have seen is that of a pipe filled with water (an incompressible fluid) with a pressure difference between the ends. There is enough friction so that the water moves with constant speed (drift velocity for electrons) through the pipe. How you model electron flow should not be a key factor to answering the question. Think of it this way: No matter how you model electron flow, electric current has a [B]direction[/B]. Which of the possibilities that you are left with best conveys the idea of direction? [/QUOTE]
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