what is electric current? what is the conventional direction of electric current? why was the direction taken to represent the flow of electric current?
Answers
electric current flows in direction opposite of flow of charge.
although it uses direction but it is scalar quantity bcoz it don't follow vector law of addition.
Answer:
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Explanation:
Current is defined as the rate of flow of charge.
In other words, the current flowing in a conductor is the amount of charge flowing per second through it . It is denoted by the latter I (or i) .
The direction of an electric current is by convention the direction in which a positive charge would move. Thus, the current in the external circuit is directed away from the positive terminal and toward the negative terminal of the battery. Electrons would actually move through the wires in the opposite direction.
The current in the external unit is directed towards the negative terminal and away from the positive terminal.
Thus, the electrons would move in the opposite direction inside or through the wires.
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