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What is the conventional direction of electric current? How does it differ from the direction of flow of electrons?

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Conventional current is defined as moving in the same direction as the positive charge flow. So, in metals where the charge carriers (electrons) are negative, conventional current is in the opposite direction as the electrons.


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