Can electrons lose their charge?

[markwalker]

Hello!

I am trying to understand electricty. I know that electricty is a flow of electrons which move around a circuit. And that electrons have negative charge. But as they move around the circuit do they lose their charge? Does the amount of charge cahnge?

Any help would help

Mark

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[rootone]

An electron is by definition a charged particle.
If there were any means by which it's charge could be lost it would no longer be an electron,.

 

[nsaspook]

Hello!

I am trying to understand electricty. I know that electricty is a flow of electrons which move around a circuit. And that electrons have negative charge. But as they move around the circuit do they lose their charge? Does the amount of charge cahnge?

Any help would help

Mark

An electric current is a flow of electric charge. Electricity is a lot more than current flow, it's a large set of phenomena not just one thing.

The answer to the first question is no. The answer to the second question is not usually in a simple circuit.