Abstract
Conductors contain a large number of electrons which are free to move within them. When a conductor is connected to a battery, these free electrons, instead of moving in a random way, move in a particular direction.
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Keighley, H.J.P., McKim, F.R., Clark, A., Harrison, M.J. (1986). Electric Circuits. In: Mastering Physics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08849-2_22
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