Question

The direction of the current is always opposite to the net direction of the motion of the electrons. Discuss this statement.

Answer 1

The direction of current is opposite that of the net direction of motion of electrons as
1. Before the discovery of electron scientists have found that there is something that flows in the wire and they named that current which was a positively charged particle moving from positive terminal to negative terminal.
2. Later when electrons have discovered it has found that electrons have an opposite direction than the current as electrons are negatively charged once.