How the electrons flow in the conductor.is it flows through the orbit of the atom or elsewhere?

Question

electron can pass,from one atom to another through the orbits.i want to know is it any gap between one atom and another atom.can u tell me good links to know about atoms and motion of electrons.

Answer 1

The simple theory is that electrons in a metal flow around like in a soup.

The truth is, of course, much more complicated. There is a branch of physics pretty much dedicated to this sort of thing.

If you want to learn more, look up terms like "solid state physics" and "conduction band" on wiki. There's a lot more going on than meets the eye.

Answer 2

Electrons only flow around the outer surface of a conductor!!!
Tightly held electrons that are compacted within the interior of a conductor (metallic in nature) cannot pass electron movement as these electrons are under compression atomically. Only the free to move electrons are free to vibrate in alternating current or seemingly flow one direction with Direct current push.
A charged atom is one which has an overabundance of electrons (negative charge) or a lack of balanced (at rest) atoms making it a positive charge. This is IT. Period!
Electrons only flow on the exterior or only a slight movement within the skin of the conductors exterior where the electrons are not compacted through the conductors manufacturing compaction processes. The area of the conductor is given in circular mills. If more current (ie: one coulomb past a FIXED point in one second of time equals one ampere of current movement within (around) a conductor. A coulomb is equal to 10 to the 18th power. So you can measure, approximately, how many electrons are flowing (moving) within a completed circuit. The tool we use to measure that movement is an ammeter.
I hope this sheds some light on this subject.
Mr G.
Industrial Trades instructor (ret d)
Hillsborough County, Florida

Answer 3

There is lots of space between atoms. If we could somehow compress all of the atoms in your body to where they touched each other, you might be about the size of your little finger. Given that, electrons flow from atom to atom through "emply" space.

As for a link, just go to google.com (advanced search) and type in "atom", "electron motion", you will get more links than you can handle.

Answer 4

Current can flow by the migration of electrons from one atom to the next but more likely in metals, there are nuclei of the atoms and the electrons are free and roaming through the metal.

Try here --

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current