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    Electricity is the flow of electrons. Atoms contain protons with positive charge and electrons with negative charge. Electricity is generated at power plants using various energy sources like combustion, nuclear fission, flowing water, and wind to drive electromechanical generators. The electricity is transmitted over long distances through high voltage transmission lines and transformers to populated areas. The electrical grid connects power plants, transmission systems, substations, and distribution systems to deliver electricity where it is needed. Conductors like metals allow electric current to flow freely while insulators do not conduct electricity well due to tightly bound electrons.

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    Electricity is the flow of electrons. Atoms contain protons with positive charge and electrons with negative charge. Electricity is generated at power plants using various energy sources like combustion, nuclear fission, flowing water, and wind to drive electromechanical generators. The electricity is transmitted over long distances through high voltage transmission lines and transformers to populated areas. The electrical grid connects power plants, transmission systems, substations, and distribution systems to deliver electricity where it is needed. Conductors like metals allow electric current to flow freely while insulators do not conduct electricity well due to tightly bound electrons.

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    Electricity is the flow of electrons. Atoms contain protons with positive charge and electrons with negative charge. Electricity is generated at power plants using various energy sources like combustion, nuclear fission, flowing water, and wind to drive electromechanical generators. The electricity is transmitted over long distances through high voltage transmission lines and transformers to populated areas. The electrical grid connects power plants, transmission systems, substations, and distribution systems to deliver electricity where it is needed. Conductors like metals allow electric current to flow freely while insulators do not conduct electricity well due to tightly bound electrons.

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    Electricity is the flow of electrons. Atoms contain protons with positive charge and electrons with negative charge. Electricity is generated at power plants using various energy sources like combustion, nuclear fission, flowing water, and wind to drive electromechanical generators. The electricity is transmitted over long distances through high voltage transmission lines and transformers to populated areas. The electrical grid connects power plants, transmission systems, substations, and distribution systems to deliver electricity where it is needed. Conductors like metals allow electric current to flow freely while insulators do not conduct electricity well due to tightly bound electrons.

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    Nature

    What is electricity The collection or flow ofelectrons in the form ofan electric charge
    Where do charges come from? Matter is made up of atoms. + Proton (positive charge)
    – neutron (neutral) + + + – electron (negative charge) – – atom nucleus
    The world is filled with electrical charges: + + + - - - + - + + - + + - - + + - - -
    Electrons Are located on the outer edges of atoms…they can be moved. Moved A
    concentration of electrons in an atom creates a net negative charge. If electrons are
    stripped away, the atom becomes positively charged. Charges interact with each other
    Making
    Electricity is most often generated at a power plant by electromechanical generators,
    primarily driven by heat engines fueled by combustion or nuclear fission but also by
    other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind. Other energy
    sources include solar photovoltaics and geothermal power.
    Moving
    Electrical transmission is the process of delivering generated electricity - usually over
    long distances - to the distribution grid located in populated areas. An important part of
    this process includes transformers which are used to increase voltage levels to make
    long distance transmission feasible.
    The electrical transmission system is used in combination with power plants,
    distribution systems, and sub-stations to form what is known as the electrical grid. The
    grid is designed to meet all of society's electricity needs, and is what gets the electrical
    power from its beginning to its end use. Since power plants are most often located
    outside of densely populated areas, the transmission system must be fairly large.

    Conductor
    In a conductor, electric current can flow freely, in an insulator it cannot. Metals such as
    copper typify conductors, while most non-metallic solids are said to be good insulators,
    having extremely high resistance to the flow of charge through them. Metal conducts
    electricity while nonmetals can’t.

    Insulator
    Most solid materials are classified as insulators because they offer very large
    resistance to the flow of electric current. Metals are classified as conductors because
    their outer electrons are not tightly bound, but in most materials even the outermost
    electrons are so tightly bound that there is essentially zero electron flow through them
    with ordinary voltages.

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