Electronic Devices - Semiconductors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Semiconductors - General Questions (Q.No. 6)
6.
The movement of free electrons in a conductor is called
voltage.
current.
recombination.
equilibrium.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
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Meghana thorwath said:   6 years ago
Can anyone explain what is equilibrium and recombination?

Rao waqar said:   9 years ago
The movement of the free electron is named as a current.

S.Srinivas said:   10 years ago
The flow of free electrons in a device is called current.

Krishna said:   1 decade ago
Hello @Binod.

In the question movement of free e-(the movement itself saying that source already given to the device or condition what ever).

Shubham said:   1 decade ago
But I think he is asking about free electrons. But when current flows in a conductor, electrons flows in a specific direction opposite to that of current direction.

Therefore we can't say electrons are free.

Binod said:   1 decade ago
How is it possible, without giving any external power supply to the conductor I=0.

Binod said:   1 decade ago
In conductor without giving any external power supply, electrons moves randomly but in question it's not given. So how current is possible inside the conductor?

Without giving any source in conductor, I=0.
How answer B is correct, Please explain it.

Jeetesh sharma said:   1 decade ago
Current is flow of the charge per second.

Ganesh said:   1 decade ago
The free electrons in a conductor are already in motion due to thermal agitation. This is called random motion of electrons and it does not produce any current in the conductor as the average charge crossing any section of the conductor is zero.

However, when a potential difference is applied across the conductor, an electric field is set up inside the conductor which accelerates all the free electrons in a direction opposite to the field direction.

This produces a drift velocity for the free electrons which is superimposed on the thermal velocity. The drift of free electrons causes current flow through conductors.

The direction of conventional current is opposite to the direction of drift of free electrons.

Pradeep kuma jha said:   1 decade ago
Current flows opposite to the direction of electron. But definitely its our assumption current is because of electron only.


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