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An animated explanation of PN junctions and bipolar transistor operation showing electrons and holes; cited as a visual aid, though learners often question its simplifications.
Watch for: the junction animation from about 3:14
In their words
There should be no such connection from what I understood in this video about transistors.
Servietsky on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jan 2019. CC BY-SA.
A great YouTube video to clear fundamentals regarding BJT : watch it!
Qwerty on electronics.stackexchange.com, Dec 2023. CC BY-SA.
Here is another excellent visualization of p-n junction that answers this question fairly well
akhmed on electronics.stackexchange.com, Aug 2016. CC BY-SA.