A positively charged conductor is connected to a neutral conductor. Which conductor is at higher potential? What is the direction of flow of electric current?

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Solution

Electrons always flow from negative to positive potential.
Positively charged objects will exert an attractive force on each electron in the neutral object and a repulsive force on each proton in a neutral object.
Protons are unable to move as they are bound to the nucleus which is stuck in a lattice of the chemical bond.
The electrons in the highest energy levels on the other hand are free to move in a conductor.
So they are attracted and flown towards the positively charged objects.
So the electrons will flow from neutral object to positive object until they are the electrical potential.

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