how is the direction of current flow defined in aconductor? a. it is in the dire

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how is the direction of current flow defined in aconductor? a. it is in the direction of the force on a chargeparticle b.it is in the direction that the atoms move c. it is in the direction that positevly charged particleswould move d. it is in the direction that negatively chargedparticles would move e. it is up to the person doing a given problem to decide thedirection. how is the direction of current flow defined in aconductor? a. it is in the direction of the force on a chargeparticle b.it is in the direction that the atoms move c. it is in the direction that positevly charged particleswould move d. it is in the direction that negatively chargedparticles would move e. it is up to the person doing a given problem to decide thedirection.

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The direction is called the "conventional current" and isdefined to flow from a positive terminal to the negative terminal - so it is in thedirection that positive charges wouid flow and is opposite to the direction of the electron flow (the actualphysical current)

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