Electric current consists of a flow of positive charges or negative charges. Explain

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The flow of electric current:
A point on a conductor or an element with high potential would be regarded as positive, whereas a point on a conductor or an element with a low potential would be considered negative.
It is recognized from the characteristics of electric potential that if a conductor has a free positive charge, this should pass from high potential to low potential and whenever a conductor has a free negative charge, it will travel from low potential to high potential. As a result, the positive and negative charge directions are diametrically opposed.
The flow of electric current is said to be analogous to the movement of water. As water moves from high to low levels, so does electric current.
Therefore, electric current consists of a flow of positive charges or negative charges.

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