Question

Choose the correct option:

Statement 1: The following figure correctly represents the conventional direction of flow of current.

Statement 2: The actual direction of flow of electron is opposite to the conventional direction of flow of current.

• A. Both statements are true
• B. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
• C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
• D. Both statements are false

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both statements are true

Conventionally, people believed that the flow of protons causes electric currents. So, the conventional direction of flow of current is taken as given in the figure and is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons.