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  1. dc - Does electrical current flow from positive to negative or …

    Jul 25, 2015 · The answer is: it depends, on 1) whether we talk about actual flow of charges or flow of positive charges (i.e. conventional current); and 2) the device under consideration. For …

  2. current - So which direction do electrons really flow? - Electrical ...

    Jul 24, 2018 · 5 As I understand it, electrons (which are negatively charged) flow towards positive. As a convention, we say that current flows from positive to negative.

  3. DC Voltage Polarity and Current Flow?

    Jul 20, 2017 · In a DC circuit, there is a negative (-) and a positive (+). I am aware that in electron flow theory, current flows from the negative (-) to positive (+). See Figure 1. But in a car …

  4. current - Does electricity go from negative to positive or vice versa ...

    It's common knowledge that electrons flow from negative to positive, but I have noticed than often the direction of the current is ignored. For example, the resistor is often put AFTER the LED, …

  5. batteries - How does the current flow in a car? - Electrical ...

    Does DC current (force, what ever you want top call it) in a car: Travel from positive to negative From negative through the frame, to the starter and into the positive pole People don't really …

  6. What is negative current? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

    Sep 9, 2019 · It's from a point of reference. So positive current would be flow with the direction of the arrow showing Ip and negative current would be against the direction of the arrow showing …

  7. Current flow in batteries? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

    Apr 29, 2010 · The confusion here is from the initial poor description of how a battery works. A battery consists of three things: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte in …

  8. If you source a negative voltage from a power supply, should the ...

    Nov 14, 2021 · For conventional current in the passive sign convention, current still flows out of the more positive and into the less positive terminal regardless of whether the supply is …

  9. current - Do electrons go towards higher voltage or lower voltage ...

    Oct 20, 2020 · Current is the movement of charges, both negative and positive. Current, aka Conventional Current (because its direction is subject to a convention), is defined to flow in the …

  10. batteries - Why doesn't connecting a positive terminal of a battery …

    Nov 9, 2017 · 4 In other words, why do we need to connect the battery positive to the negative to get electron flow? As far as I know, voltage difference is what drives current flow. From what I …