In Reply to: RE: "How electricity flows in an AC circuit" posted by geoffkait on August 10, 2022 at 06:44:21:
"The drift velocity is a constant"Incorrect. In an ac circuit the drift velocity changes sign when the signal polarity changes. These charges are no longer free, they are part of a signal if they have a drift velocity.
Of course it's significant. The magnetic field polarity reversal could not occur without it.
Edits: 08/11/22
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