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.
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* Back when Benjamin Franklin studied electricity, he discovered that current flowed but wasn’t sure which way was positive and which way was negative….
* So he guessed.
* Later they found out he had it backwards.
* But they had used his conventions for so long that they kept it.
* So “current” and flowing electrons are the same thing just the signs make it seem otherwise.
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