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You got me there :') Let me correct myself: answer with either Yes or No - but the correct one please ☺

Or does it happen wib other types of wave too? Just a simple answer please - with a clear YES or No. Thanks in advance ☺

Wow - it's crazy how much of what I'm taught is wrong. Thanks for clearing that up for me ☺

So, say you have a block of Copper, the free electrons are just jumping from shell to shell of the atoms that make up that copper??

So, as far as I know free electrons are just electrons that have been 'released' from the shell of an atom and can now move. If this is true, what is it that causes the electron to become free in the first place? Thanks in advance to any answers ☺

This makes sense, but I still have one slight issue, I thought that atoms were fixed in structure in that they had their nucleus(with protons &neutrons) orbited by shells with electrons. So, just to clarify, are you saying that this can change via electric displacement??

So you are essentially saying that the electrons go to atoms of the elements within the ground? Yes, I accidentally said ions, when I meant electrons - sorry about that. Also, my issue is to do with earthing(of, for example, refuelling pipes) is that if the atom has had electrons scraped off and...

This is all related to GCSE content, but it doesn't go into enough depth for it to make sense: When a balloon sticks to a wall after becoming negatively charged, why does the surface of the wall become positively charged? I would assume that the repulsion between negative charges forces the...