We know flow of electron is current . But why electron flow from negative to

We know flow of electron is
current . But why electron flow
from negative to positive and
current from positive to
negative?

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We know flow of electron is current . But why electron flow from negative to positive and curr..

Answer / deben.

Electron is negative charge
particle and that flow frm
negative to positive but the
charge flow from positive to
negative

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We know flow of electron is current . But why electron flow from negative to positive and curr..

Answer / richa

electrons are negatively charged psrticles thats why they
are attracted towards the positive side of the
battery ...so they flow from negative to positive side

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We know flow of electron is current . But why electron flow from negative to positive and curr..

Answer / gurmurat

electric current is jst a convention which represents the flow of electrons only nd whose direction is taken opposite to the flow of electrons.
the flow is same jst the references matter,electron from -ve to +ve nd current vice versa.

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We know flow of electron is current . But why electron flow from negative to positive and curr..

Answer / g.lakshmi pathi

As a convention we consider the direction of flow of positive charge as direction of current which is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons.current always flow from high potential to low potential.High potential region means region having high concentration of positive charge.

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