diff --git a/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Current.md b/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Current.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b68d74 --- /dev/null +++ b/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Current.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +categories: + - Electronics +tags: [physics, electricity] +--- + +# Current + +When an appropriate external force is applied, the movement of electrons is from negatively charged atoms (negative ions) to positively charged atoms (positive ions). We call this electrical current. + +We use the symbol $I$ to stand for current in equations. + +> The amount of current is the sum of the charges of the moving electrons past a given point. + +We measure charge in Couloumbs. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Electrons.md b/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Electrons.md index 391d137..9b09bc4 100644 --- a/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Electrons.md +++ b/Electronics/Physics_of_electricity/Electrons.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- categories: - Electronics -tags: [physics] +tags: [physics, electricity] --- # Electrons @@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ We call materials that contain a large number of free electrons **conductors**. Semiconductive materials are midway between conductors and insulators: they are neither good conductors or insulators but can be altered to function in the manner of either. ## Ionization + +Ionization is the process of atoms gaining and losing electrons. + +When an atom has an equal number of protons and electrons it is said to be **electrically balanced**. + +A balanced atom that receives one or more extra electrons gives way to an overall negative charge. An atom in this state is a **negative ion**. Conversely if a balanced atom loses one or more electrons it becomes positively charged and is thus called a **positive ion**. + +> The process of ionization is constitutive of the flow of current.