Physics A-Level
Charge carriers in metals
What Charge carriers in metals means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Charge carriers in metals
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Delocalised electrons, while the positive metal ions form a fixed lattice and do not translate.
Topics that use Charge carriers in metals
- Charge (OCR A-Level)
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