Why do electrons never stop moving?

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The discussion centers around the question of why electrons never stop moving, exploring concepts related to their motion in various environments, including metals and vacuums. The scope includes theoretical considerations and conceptual clarifications regarding electron behavior in the absence of an applied voltage.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that free electrons in a conductor move even without an applied voltage, suggesting their motion is not directed from negative to positive terminals.
  • Another participant compares the motion of free electrons to the thermal motion of gas molecules, indicating that their speed is temperature-dependent.
  • A participant questions the idea of "electro-centric energy" as a reason for continuous electron motion, expressing uncertainty about its validity.
  • One participant dismisses the notion of "electro-centric energy" as incorrect, labeling it as "crackpot nonsense."

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express disagreement regarding the concept of "electro-centric energy" as a reason for electron motion, with one participant rejecting it outright. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the underlying reasons for continuous electron movement.

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There are limitations in the discussion regarding the definitions of terms like "electro-centric energy" and the assumptions about electron behavior in different states of matter, which are not fully explored.

Raz Matazz
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A potential difference has to be applied to a metal for free electrons to move from the negative to the positive terminal:-
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-2/Electric-Current
The reality is that free electrons are still moving when no voltage is present at the 2 ends of a wire:-
https://theworldnews.net/ng-news/a-new-energy-source-electro-centric-energy
Now, is it because of electro-centric energy that electrons always move? I don't know if this is correct?
Whether in vacuum inside a CRT, or in a metal, a potential difference has to be applied for free electrons to move from the negative to the positive terminal.

However, the reality is that free electrons are still moving when no voltage is present at the 2 ends of a metal conductor. In this case, a free electron moves without direction, and not from the negative to the positive terminal:-
Electrons in a conductor

And of course, it is only a particle with energy that can move, and more so, a particle which continues to move despite the drag it experiences due to other particles all around which interfere with its motion:-
https://theworldnews.net/ng-news/a-new-energy-source-electro-centric-energy

Now, is it because of electro-centric energy that electrons always move? It seems as if that's why electrons never lack energy.
If it is not, then why exactly do electrons always move?
 
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Like molecules in gas, free electrons do thermal motion in metal with its speed depending on temperature.
 
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Raz Matazz said:
Now, is it because of electro-centric energy that electrons always move? I don't know if this is correct?

It's not. It's crackpot nonsense.
 
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Nothing more to say.

This thread is closed.
 
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