electrical conduction
Charge carrier movement
Electrical conduction is the movement of electric charge through a material.
Metals conduct electricity well because their electrons flow freely; insulators like rubber resist conduction.
The term applies in physics and engineering to describe how current travels through wires, circuits, and other conductors: Copper's excellent electrical conduction makes it ideal for wiring.
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- Ohm's lawV equals I times R
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- power gridsElectricity distribution systems
power line · AC power · live wire · ground wire · lightning bolt · superconductivity · semiconductors · transistors · circuit board · ammeter · gold · oscilloscope · Wheatstone bridge · capacitors · batteries · aluminum · electromagnetism · Faraday
- conduction types
electrical conductionelectrical insulation
Material blocking current escape
insulation · electrical resistance · nonconductivity · impedance · resistance
electrical conductionthermal conduction
Heat moving through matter
convection · radiation · heat conduction · magnetic induction
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