Why the direction of conventional current taken opposite to the direction of the flow of electric charges?
In metallic solids electricity flows by means of electrons from higher to lower potential which means that the work must be done against electronic forces to bring a unit charge from a reference point..The reference point is located at an infinite distance or for practical purposes at the surface of the earth or some other conductors..For example metals as i've said in the beginning..Any stream of charge objects may constitute an electric current..So when there is higher cross sectional area there is less resistance so conventional current flows in the opposite way of electron current...
A flow of positive charge gives the same electric current as an opposite flow of negative charge..in solid metals such as wires, the positive charge carrier are immobile, and only the negative charged electrons flow...
Because the electrons carries negative charge, the electron motion in metal is in the direction opposite to that of conventional or electric current..
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A flow of positive charge gives the same electric current as an opposite flow of negative charge..in solid metals such as wires, the positive charge carrier are immobile, and only the negative charged electrons flow...
Because the electrons carries negative charge, the electron motion in metal is in the direction opposite to that of conventional or electric current..
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