What is the difference between the flow of electrons and the flow of current in a cell?

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The flow of electrons is termed electron current. Electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive. Conventional currentor simply current, behaves as if positive charge carriers cause current flow. Conventional current flows from the positive terminal to the negative

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