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What is the Conventional Direction of the Flow of Electric Current? How Does It Differ from the Direction of Flow Electrons?

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

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Solution

The conventional direction of the flow of electric current is from the positive terminal of a cell or a battery to its negative terminal through the outer circuit, whereas the direction of flow of electrons is from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of a cell.

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Chapter 4: Electricity - Exercise 2 [Page 197]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Electricity
Exercise 2 | Q 26. (d) | Page 197
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