ElI5 : How do we explain the flow of current? As in, how does current flow in the direction opposite to electrons?
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Current doesn’t flow in the opposite direction to electrons. That was a mistake early on because it wasn’t obvious that it was the negative charges rather than the positive that were flowing. It got baked into the language of electronics so that’s what we call “conventional current” now.
It doesn’t actually reflect physical reality, it’s just a convention and everything works out the same anyway as long as you’re consistent.
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