How fast does electricity travel through a wire?
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Although electrons move through wires very slowly, the overall effect of electrons pushing against each other happens at the speed of light (approximately 186,000 miles per second!). At the speed of light, lamp responds after 1 second.
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Although electrons move through wires very slowly, the overall effect of electrons pushing against each other happens at the speed of light (approximately 186,000 miles per second!). At the speed of light, lamp responds after 1 second.