how fast does electricity travels?
2006-08-02 22:09:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
many people will try to say "the speed of light" but they're wrong.
electricity travels whrough different materials at different speeds. much like water will travel through rivers and creeks at different speeds. electricity will travel faster when a higher voltage is applied across a material. materials with high resistances will cause the electricity to travel slower as well. the specific trait you're looking for is called "drift velocity" look for more info here:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/ohmmic.html
2006-08-02 22:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
speed is measured in Hertz. 60 Hz is 60 complete cycles per second. a cycle is defined as going 100% of the voltage positive of zero and 100% negative of zero.
2006-08-03 05:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by up all night 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very close to the speed of light. 3*10^8 m/s
2006-08-03 06:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speed of light!
But don't ask me how fast the speed of light is!
2006-08-03 05:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra581 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/speed+of+electricity%2Flight
2006-08-03 05:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by Cali4niKshun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the conducter and how much resistence there is.
2006-08-06 22:03:15 · answer #6 · answered by scurvyskin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
299,792,458 metres per second
2006-08-03 05:24:17 · answer #7 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very fast...
2006-08-03 05:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋