Current?? Physics... (1 Viewer)

[BeDifferent]

I know conventional current is the flow of positive charges and real current is the flow of electrons. But when a question just asks for current, is current the flow of positive charges to the negative terminal?

 

[jules.09]

It's from positive to negative terminal.

They will always ask for conventional current unless specified otherwise.

 

[BeDifferent]

HAHA Thanks.

 

[ratcher0071]

I know conventional current is the flow of positive charges and real current is the flow of electrons. But when a question just asks for current, is current the flow of positive charges to the negative terminal?

Current is the flow of electric charge. Electric charge may be either electrons or ions.

 

[jules.09]

HAHA Thanks.

No problem.

 

[hollyy.]

you know this confused the shit out of me in yr 11.

 

[the-derivative]

you know this confused the shit out of me in yr 11.

do we need it for Year 12?

 

[tommykins]

nah

 

[the-derivative]

Ok Cool. I personally didn't really like the electrical energy topic.

 

[tommykins]

meh..i dislike currents/electricity in general.

enjoy motors and generators then =p

 

[me121]

the called one direction the +'ve direction and called it current (we say conventional current because its purley convention).. they then later discovered that the electron flow is in a direction opposite to this.. however current still means this conventional current and is always opposite to electron flow direction.