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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What you’re describing is known as *conventional* current. Before the existence of electrons was known, scientists just assumed that what they had called positive charges were what moved. When this turned out to be wrong, everyone just kind of kept using conventional current anyways since it didn’t change the mathematics.
Conventional current itself is not really a flow of current, it’s really just a tool for understanding electrical circuits.
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