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Why do electrons rather than protons make up the flow of charge in a metal wire?

April 26, 2017charge electrons flow metal protons wire

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Why do electrons rather than protons make up the flow of charge in a metal wire?

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Because there are no protons in orbit around the nucleus of an atom, only electrons orbit the nucleus. Electrons flow down a wire when there is a negative potential on one side, which repels the electrons and causes them to leap from their orbit in one atom and send it to the next atom.