CBI-3 In most metals there are one or two conduction (free) electrons per atom with a...

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CBI-3 In most metals there are one or two conduction (free) electrons per atom with a total of something like 1026 free electrons in a 10 gram piece of the metal. These electrons are free to move throughout the metal. If a positively charged glass rod is brought near one end of a metal sheet, like in problem CBI-2, electrons move toward the + charges in the rod. In a short time the electrons stop moving and only a few of the 1026 electrons are at the end of the metal closest to the positively charged rod. Why don't all of the electrons go toward the positively charged rod? CBI-3 In most metals there are one or two conduction (free) electrons per atom with a total of something like 1026 free electrons in a 10 gram piece of the metal. These electrons are free to move throughout the metal. If a positively charged glass rod is brought near one end of a metal sheet, like in problem CBI-2, electrons move toward the + charges in the rod. In a short time the electrons stop moving and only a few of the 1026 electrons are at the end of the metal closest to the positively charged rod. Why don't all of the electrons go toward the positively charged rod?

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