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It is not the electrons that are flowing through an electric wire, it is a charge (energy) transferred from electron to electron within the wires. But even this motion is much slower than you think, and depends on different factors, such as transfer medium. Even lightning traveling through ionized air can only travel, at most, half the speed of light. (see the related link)
There are several different ways to define the speed of electricity. In an AC circuit the electrons do not move forward at all, they just vibrate back and forth in place.
At the same time, the amount of time that it takes between when you flip a switch and a light turns on is actually much faster than the speed of light, so that it actually takes longer for the light of the bulb to reach your eyes than it takes for the light to turn on after flipping the switch.
The easiest way to imagine this is to picture a mile-long pipe that is just larger than a marble and is filled from beginning to end with marbles. When you put another marble in one side, a marble comes out the other side nearly (but not quite) instantly. This has nothing to do with the "speed of marbles," just like electrical current has nothing to do with the speed of light.
Other things such as radio waves, magnetic fields, and so on are a completely different story.
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How fast does electricity travel in one foot?
There are different speeds involved.* An electrical signal travels about 200,000 km/second in a wire - about 2/3 of the so-called "speed of light". * The drift velocity (average velocity) is typically less than a millimeter per second. * Individual electrons travel at a significant fraction of the speed of light.
How fast does electricity travel through the best conductor?
In the best conductors, such as copper, electricity travels very quickly, close to the speed of light, which is approximately 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum. However, in practical conductors like wires, the speed at which electricity flows is much slower due to resistance and other factors.
How fast does Mars travel in miles per second?
Planet Mars orbits the sun at an average velocity of 14.96 miles per second.
If you travel 360 feet in one second then how fast are you going in mph?
About 245.45 miles per hour at 360ft/s
How fast is 600 km a second?
600 km per second is extremely fast. It is approximately 2.16 million km per hour or around 1.34 million miles per hour. At this speed, you could travel around the Earth's equator in just over 6 minutes.
How fast are you going if you travel 95.333 per second?
Very slow if it is 95.333 nanometres per second, fast if it is 95.333 kilometres per second.
How fast does electricity travel through a conductor?
Electricity travels through a conductor at nearly the speed of light, which is approximately 186,000 miles per second. However, the movement of electrons in a conductor is much slower, typically on the order of millimeters per second.
How fast does light waves travel per second?
186,282.4 miles per second.
How fast does lightspeed travel?
186,000 miles per second. Or 300,000 kilometers per second.
How fast does vomit travel?
62 feet per second.
How fast to brain waves travel?
About 120m per second
How fast does electrcity travel?
186,000 miles per second
How fast does the lighting travel?
About 186,000 miles per second
How fast does sound travel per second in kilometers?
About 3.4 km per second at sea level.
How many miles per second does electricity travel?
Electricity seems to travel at about .66 of the speed of light through a normal cable. This converts to 197863022.28 miles per second. This number can change depending on the cable.
How fast does an airplane travel per second?
At 550 miles per hour, it would be .15 miles per second.
How fast electricity will travel through wire per second?
Electricity travels at the speed of light, which is around 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second) in a vacuum. In a typical wire, electrons move much slower due to resistance, typically ranging from a few millimeters per hour up to meters per second depending on factors like wire material and current flow.
