Current and electron flow
Started by postbacpremed87
Just like the electrical field, current is conventionally thought of as the flow of positive charges.
Electrons are negative and flow from negative to positive. 'Conventional' current flow is from positive to negative. This is because early researchers in electricity thought electricity flowed from positive to negative, which is why they called them that in the first place
As everyone has said, current is defined as the flow of positive charge. Naturally protons aren't actually moving, but this convention is historical in origin.
Current flows in the opposite direction to the drift velocity of the electrons in the conductor.
Current flows in the opposite direction to the drift velocity of the electrons in the conductor.
