eli5 What exactly is the energy that flows through the EM field in a circuit?

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So I’ve spent the last hour trying to understand Electric fields (keep in mind this has nothing to do with work, I just fell down an internet rabbit hole). What I’m struggling to understand is: what is the energy that flows through the Electric field generated by a circuit?? It’s not a particle right? The electrons generating the magnetic field stay inside the circuit. Is there a specific speed or something that the energy flows through the electric field from point A to B, or is it dependent on the current? Please explain from 0, I’m totally new to this

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Congratulations! You’re already looking at the issue from the easier side to figure out 🙂

See my explanation from last week:

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inexplainlikeimfive

You’ll probably still have a follow up question after reading that, as I explained it from the electrical current side, not the field side.

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