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 electrons is opposite to the conventional direction of flow of current.

• A. Both statements are correct.
• B. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
• C. Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
• D. Both statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements are correct.

Electrons flow from the negative terminal of the battery to the positive terminal of the battery. So, negative charge flows from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the battery.

Conventionally, people believed that the flow of positive charge causes electric current. Thus, the conventional direction of flow of current is taken as the flow of positive charge which is opposite to the direction of flow of electrons.

Thus, both the statements are correct.