Question

Explain why a conductor offers resistance to flow of electrons

Answer 1

The resistance of a conductor

implies the opposition, which the conductor offers to the flow of a charge through it. When a potential difference is applied across a conductor, an electric field is set up accross two ends.

Due to this, the free electrons

gets accelerated. As the electrons

move, they collide against the ions and atoms and their motion is thus opposed.

This opposition offered by the ions and atoms is Termed as the resistance of the conductor.

Answer 2

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The Reason behind conduction ability of the conductor materials isdue to the presence and movement of many free electrons within the conductor which are randomly moving in it. Hence the movement of electrons is registered by these ions and this phenomenon causes resistance of conductor.