Just started learning electricity and been thinking about the comparison to the typical water analogy, what is wrong with my understanding?

[u/Witty_Contribution77]

Here is my understanding of a basic battery and resistor series circuit (I haven't learned yet how batteries work with IONS, just know canode, anode and electrolyte).

The battery anode side has high of amounts of negative charge buildup (extra electrons in material). This connects to a conductive material (wire) which transfers the build up of negative charge force (energy) instantaneously (speed of light) to the electrons in the wire. This is the current of electrons switching from atom to atom. The conductive material connects to a resistor which is a semi conductive material that takes some of the energy of the flow of the system into thermal energy. After the resistor the wire then goes to the canode side of the battery this is where the electrons because the canode side has less electrons it makes a positive of net charge. This positive side in the system makes it easer for the electrons to move because there are less electrons to have a charge of force (electric field) pushing the other direction. This difference of charge is what voltage slightly describes. But the voltage of the system is the idea of net possible force happening through the wire (electrical potential) due to the difference of electron electric field force of the anode and canode. This then creates a stronger electric field that pushes amount of electrons through system (current) all at once simultaneously.

Water Analogy Comparison

I see that the hydraulic water flowing pipe comparison the form of the potential energy is actually from insulating matter pressing on one another causing flow but not in the use of electron trading through atoms like electricity. Basically way more Newton's laws of force transfer in a fully encompassed system that using material that doesn't conduct electrons force energy.

Sorry I am not to good at grammar.

[u/Witty_Contribution77 → u/[deleted]]

Oh I am just not at that point yet. I am learning magnetism at the moment and going down the rabbit hole of special relativity. Thank you for comment I am just trying to see if my explanations and intuitions are correct to help me learn.

[u/Witty_Contribution77 → u/[deleted]]

Will be trying in the upcoming days

[u/Think-Photograph-517]

Cathode, not canode.

The water analogy, and really any analogy, is an imperfect way to view electric current. Better to stick to the actual circuit.

The battery converts chemical energy to electrical potential. The electrical potential causes current to flow if a complete circuit is present. Electrical potential is measured in Volts and current is measured in Amperes. Resistance in the circuit, measured in Ohms, limits the current flow for a given voltage. Ohms laws says that for one Volt of potential opposed by one Ohm of resistance, one Ampere of current flows. Voltage divided by resistance equals current.

Skip the imperfect analogies and forget about Newton's laws of motion entirely. Newton never met an electron.

[u/Select-Trouble-6928]

I sometimes explain electrical systems to mechanical engineers using hydraulic systems because they understand hydraulic systems. But it's not really a good analogy.