We learned electric current is the flow of electrons, then why we say that current is flowing from + to – terminal of the battery ?
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Electric current is the rate of flow of charge, this charge can be -ve (like electrons) or +ve.
Electric current = Q/t ( q is charge and t is time )
There are two types of electric currents we usually use, one is conventional (based on +ve charged particles ) and the other is electronic( based on electrons ). The conventional current was in use way before the electron was invented.
Since we have been using conventional current for a long time before the invention of electrons, it stayed in some areas of physics. The battery is one of them, that’s why we took it as current is flowing from +ve to -ve in batteries.
Extra note: We sometimes call the flow of water ‘water current’. So current is not just about electrons.
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