Currents and charges (1 Viewer)

[Steven12]

ok . im about to ask a really stupid question but here it goes


A current is a flow of electrons. how does then a conventional current flows the opposite direction of the Electrons


and also how does current have postive charge(right hand rule), i thought a flow of electrons should all have negative charge(left hand rule)

 

[Xayma]

They decided that current flowed from positive to negative before they knew of electron's carrying the charge.

You could use your left hand for the flow of electrons instead of current if you wish.