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Choose the correct statement(s) about the conventional direction of flow of electric current in a circuit.

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In an electric circuit, the conventional direction of electric current is from positive terminal to the negative terminal of the battery and the flow of electrons occurs from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the battery.
Hence, the conventional direction of flow of electric current is opposite to the flow of electrons.

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