Question

Assertion: In a simple battery circuit, the point of the lowest potential is the positive terminal of the battery.

Reason: The current flows towards the point of the higher potential, as it does in such a circuit from the negative to the positive terminal.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
• B. A is true but R is false
• C. Both A and R are false
• D. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both A and R are false

Explanation for the Assertion:

1. We know that in an electric circuit, electric current flow from the point of higher potential to the lower potential.
2. The charge on an electron is negative, and the movement of the electron is what causes the electric current.
3. In a simple electric circuit, electrons flow from the negative - terminal to the positive - terminal.
4. But in general, the positive - terminal of the battery is considered to be the point of higher potential.
5. Therefore, the assertion is wrong.

Explanation for the reason:

1. The electronic current flow is generated by the movement of the electrons from the negative terminal to the positive terminal.
2. The positive terminal is the point of highest potential and the negative terminal is the point of lowest potential.
3. Hence, the electronic current flow is the flow of electrons from the point of lowest potential to the point of the highest terminal.
4. Therefore, the reason is also wrong.

Hence, option (C) is the correct answer.