Conventional vs. Electron Flow

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Conventional Current

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Flow of positive charge

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Electron Flow

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Flow of electrons

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Direction of Conventional Current

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Positive to negative

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Direction of Electron Flow

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Negative to positive

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Historical Origin

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Ben Franklin's assumption

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Electron Charge

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Negative

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Conventional Current Use

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Circuit diagrams

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Electron Flow Use

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Actual electron movement

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Conventional Current in Metals

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Opposite to electron flow

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Electron Flow in Metals

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Same as electron movement