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The conventional current direction is the direction in which a positive charge would move. Since electrons are negatively charged, the electrons move (in average) in the opposite direction.
AnswerBefore the structure of the atom was understood, scientists such as Benjamin Franklin believed that an electric current was a flow of some sort of mysterious 'fluid' that moved from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. The high pressure was considered to be 'positive' pressure and the low pressure was considered to be 'negative pressure'. So, for many years, current was believed to travel from positive to negative, but it had nothing to do with 'a flow of positive charge carriers' because no-one then knew about 'charge carriers'.
Even though we now know that (in metallic conductors, anyway) that current is a flow of free electrons from negative to positive, for some weird reason many textbooks still show current as flowing from positive to negative! To differentiate between the two current directions, we use the terms 'electron flow', and 'conventional (or 'Franklinian') flow'.
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What is the conventional current flow?
Conventional current flow is the flow of positive charges, or the equivalent flow of positive charges. That is, if what flows is really negative charges (for example, an electron), which flow in one direction, the "conventional current" flows in the opposite direction.
In which direction does conventional current flow?
Conventional current is defined as the flow of positive charges. If the actual flow is negative particles (as is often the case; usually electrons), the conventional current flows in the direction opposite to the electron flow.
What happens if a conventional flow and a electron flow meet?
If a conventional flow (positive charge moving from positive to negative) and an electron flow (negative charge moving from negative to positive) meet, they will simply cancel each other out since they are opposite in direction. The net result will be a neutralized electrical system.
What is difference between electron current flow and conventional current flow?
There is no difference. The flow of electrons is current.
USing the theory called electron flow concept means that electrons flow from?
The electron flow concept states that electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of a voltage source, in contrast to the conventional current flow theory which assumes positive charge carriers moving from positive to negative.
What is a conventional current?
Conventional current shows current flow from + to - amp meters are labeled this way (conventional current flow) (hole flow) Physics shows that electrons are moving or flowing from - to + (electron flow) Tubes (deforest valves) sort of blew conventional current away semiconductors with different doping materials confuse it more so most new books relate to electron flow voltmeters ammeters are labeled the same since the 18th century
Difference between electron flow and conventional current?
Conventional current flow refers to a flow of positive charges. It is a kind of ficticious current. If - as is often the case - the real current is an electron flow (negative charges), then the conventional flow is a current in the opposite direction as the electron movements, since this would have the same effect (for example on the magnetic field, or on conservation of charge).
What is the difference between electronic current and conventional current?
Difference between conventional current and electric current? • Electric current can be either negative or positive, but conventional current is always positive.• The conventional current for an electron flow is positive, whereas the electrical current is negative.• For a flow of positive charges, both the electric current and the conventional current are the same.• Since almost every electrical circuit uses an electron flow, it can be safely stated that the conventional current = - electrical current.• In conventional current, the flow of electrons is assumed as a flow of protons on the opposite direction.
What is the agreement with regard to the direction of the conventional current flow?
Electron flow is considered to be negative to positive whereas conventional current flow is considered to be positive to negative.
What is the direction of current in electronic circuits?
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.
What is the direction of current due to flow of electrons if it is not conventional current?
The direction of current due to flow of electrons is opposite to the direction of conventional current. This is because electrons have a negative charge, so when they flow in a wire, they are actually moving in the opposite direction to the current flow defined by convention.
How are convention current caused?
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
Does current flow into or out of the base of a PNP transistor for proper operation?
That depends on whether you are considering conventional current or electron current.
What do you understand by technical current direction?
Current in metal conductors is normally termed either 'electron flow' or 'conventional flow'. I'm not aware of the term, 'technical current'.'Electron flow' assumes that current is a flow of free electrons through the conductor, from a negative potential to positive potential.'Conventional flow' (also known as 'Franklinian flow', after Benjamin Franklin) predates what we know about the atom, and was based on the assumption, by scientists such as Franklin, that current was a flow of some mysterious 'fluid' from a higher pressure ('positive' pressure) to a lower pressure ('negative' pressure).Some textbooks assume 'electron flow', whereas most assume (for no accountable reason!) 'conventional flow'. At least one textbook I know of has been published in two versions: an 'electron flow version' and a 'conventional flow version'!
Is conventional current noun?
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.
Is the direction of current through a battery always from negative to positive on the terminals?
Conventional current flow is from positive to negative. Electron flow is from negative to positive
What is the conventional current flow?
Conventional current flow is the flow of positive charges, or the equivalent flow of positive charges. That is, if what flows is really negative charges (for example, an electron), which flow in one direction, the "conventional current" flows in the opposite direction.
