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OCR: GLOSSARY ELECTRON Electrons are the tiny negatively-charged particles that orbit the nuclei of atoms. In a metal, some of the electrons escape from the metal atoms and move freely. These free electrons carry electric current when the metal is connected in a circuit. Atom Neutron Nucleus Proton