Mobile charges
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Question
- In a metal, the mobile charges are
- Choices
- electrons
- protons
- positive ions
- Correct choice
- electrons
- Question
- In an electrolyte, the mobile charges are
- Choices
- electrons only
- both positive and negative ions
- neutrons
- Correct choice
- both positive and negative ions
- Question
- An insulator
- Choices
- conducts charge freely
- has no charge
- blocks charge movement
- Correct choice
- blocks charge movement
Explanation
Which particles actually move depends on the material. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 1 Electric Charges and Fields.