Electricity results from the movement of tiny negatively charged particles called

• A. neutrons
• B. ions
• C. electrons
• D. protons

Answer: (C)

Electricity is the flow of electric charge. In most conductors, the moving charge carriers are electrons, the tiny negatively charged particles surrounding atoms. When a voltage pushes these electrons, they flow and create an electric current. Neutrons have no charge, so they don’t contribute to current. Protons are positively charged but stay in the nucleus and don’t flow through a conductor in normal conditions. Ions can conduct electricity in solutions or plasmas, but in solid wires the moving charge carriers are electrons. So the best answer is electrons.