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Sorry, can you explain? My understanding is that transistors don't "dump" electrons anywhere. The gate controls the voltage, which in the `0` state forces resistance to be high enough s.t. current flow through that transistor stops.

As the Veritasium video explains [0], current flow is not a literal flow of electrons, but a state of the electromagnetic field (or something to that effect... it's been many years since my electromagnetism university courses).

[0]: https://youtu.be/bHIhgxav9LY



current flow isn't always a literal flow of electrons, but in a wire or transistor it is

you probably should trust your electromagnetism textbook more than a youtube video




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