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Determine the direction of the conventional current.


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The direction of the conventional current:

  1. The direction of the conventional current is from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the source.
  2. Opposite to that electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of the battery.
Why is it that sometimes the flow of current in some books is negative to  positive while sometimes it is positive to negative? - Quora

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