Direction of current
Asked by abhishek11 | 25th Sep, 2009, 09:57: PM
Expert Answer:
Yes, that's true, the electrons, negatively charged particles flow from negative terminal to positive terminal. But for historical reason we follow a convention in which we imagine equivalent positively charged particles flowing from positive terminal to negative terminal.
As positive implies higher potential of any quantity and negative implies lower.
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Answered by | 25th Sep, 2009, 10:04: PM
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