How does current flow positive to negative or negative to positive?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Current flows from positive to negative in a circuit as it represents the flow of positive charge carriers (conventional current direction). However, in reality, electrons flow from negative to positive, as they are negatively charged particles.