alleryStart learning →Conventional current is defined as the flow of which kind of charge?
APositive charges
BNegative electrons
CNeutral atoms
DPhotons of light
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Positive charges
By convention the current direction is taken as the direction in which positive charges would flow.
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