In the discharge from a primary cell (direct current), electrons flow from the negative anode (releases electrons) to the positive cathode (receives electrons).
In alternating current, the flow reverses many times a second, so no positive or negative terminal applies.
There are quite a few answers to this question, none are totally wrong, some are more correct.
Conventional flow is used by electricians, and that goes from positive to negative.
Electron flow is used in more complex fields and goes from negative to positive.
Electrolytes do both. Both the negative and positive ions move in different directions.
As I understand it, electrons are what flows in metals. In plasma, electrons and positive ions (cations) are the carriers. In ionic solutions (electrolytes), both negative ions (anions) and positive ions (cations) are charge carriers.
I hope some one can add more info to this.
Formally, yes. Electric current is the flow of electrons, so electrons would flow from a more negative terminal (the cathode, or negative) to a more positive terminal (the anode, or positive).
In circuit analysis, however, it is convenient to consider that that current flows from positive to negative. This works, so long as you are consistent in you usage.
Electricity is nothing more than electrons moving from one place to another. The electrons themselve actually go from the negative charge to the positive charge, as the electrons are negatively charged and do not want to stay on a negatively charged part of the circuit. they move through a medium (e.g. wire) to the positive charge creating a current (flow of electrons, depending on the drift velocity, number of electrons per cubic meter and cross-sectional area). And that is what you could call electricity
Electron flow is from negative to positive. Conventional current flow is from positive to negative.
The term 'conventional current' is a singular, common, compound noun; a word for current flowing from positive to negative as opposed to electron flow where current flow is from negative to positive.
Negative to positive.
Electrons have a negative charge. For that reason, electrons will always flow in the opposite direction of the current, which flows from positive to negative. Electrons will therefore move from a negative terminal to a positive terminal when we look at the load on a cell. Within the cell, the electrons will flow from the positive terminal to the negative terminal.
Electrons do not flow, but they might be though of as 'flowing' as they transfer charges between them. The reason that electron flow is the opposite direction from current is that historical theories of electrical flow (current) treated it as a movement of positive charges rather than negative charges.There is no actual difference that could be discerned, except that we now know that negative charges (electrons) constitute the basis of most common electricity.
The current flow is from positive to negative whereas electron flow is from negative to positive.
Electron flow is from negative to positive. Conventional current flow is from positive to negative.
Conventional current flow is from positive to negative. Electron flow is from negative to positive
Conventional current flow is current flowing from positive to negative as opposed to electron flow where current flow is from negative to positive. See Related Links
Electron flow is considered to be negative to positive whereas conventional current flow is considered to be positive to negative.
The ELECTRONS flow from the negative to the positive terminal. But it is considered that the electric current flows from the positive to the negative terminal.
from positive to negative
Electrons are a negative charge. Using conventional notation current flows from positive to negative poles of a battery, for example. In electron flow convention the electrons flow from negative to positive.
Electrons are a negative charge. Using conventional notation current flows from positive to negative poles of a battery, for example. In electron flow convention the electrons flow from negative to positive.
Using conventional current flow from positive to negative. Using electron flow from negative to positive. Most electronic schematics are still drawn in conventional current flow.
The term 'conventional current' is a singular, common, compound noun; a word for current flowing from positive to negative as opposed to electron flow where current flow is from negative to positive.
Electrons are a negative charge. Using conventional notation current flows from positive to negative poles of a battery, for example. In electron flow convention the electrons flow from negative to positive.