Current in a wire flows opposite to the direction of flow of electrons, what exactly is current then, if there is nothing actually flowing? 1.29K viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question91.14K March 18, 2020 0 Comments I know that flow of electrons is not current, it is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons, is it just a convention? why such a convention was chosen if it is one. . Please correct me if you think i have very wrong assumptions. In: Engineering 13 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted March 18, 2020 0 Comments At least in german education you are usually taught about the concepts of technical and physical current flow. Technical current flow is form positive to negative where as the real phyiscal current flow is the movement of electrons from negative to positive. You are viewing 1 out of 13 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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