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The theories and books all said that in a circuit, electrical current flows out of the positive terminal of a battery, and returns into the negative terminal. However, the new discoveries concluded that, contrary to conventional wisdom, electrons flowed the other direction.
These freed electrons are attracted to the positive ions created by the positive terminal of the cell. The net result is a massive movement of electrons from the negative terminal of the battery to the positive terminal. This is how current flows in wires and cables and most electronic components. Not all current flow is by electron movement.
During the discharge of a battery, the current in the circuit flows from the positive to the negative electrode. According to Ohm’s law, this means that the current is proportional to the electric field, which says that current flows from a positive to negative electric potential.
Many electrical engineers say that, in an electrical circuit, electricity flows one direction: out of the positive terminal of a battery and back into the negative terminal. Many electronic technicians say that electricity flows the other direction: out of the negative terminal of a battery and back into the positive terminal.
Editor’s note, 2/13/2020: Per reader requests, we have uploaded model files to go along with this blog post to the Application Gallery entry “ Potential Profile in Batteries and Electrochemical Cells “. We find out if the electric currents in batteries flow backwards by studying the potential profile inside a battery.
We all learn at an early age that an electrical current flows from a battery's positive (+) terminal to it's negative (-) terminal. With this foundational concept in place, we go on to build cool little circuits like the switch and light in Diagram 1 that demonstrates the current is flowing as expected. But is that really accurate??
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Many electrical engineers say that, in an electrical circuit, electricity flows one direction: out of the positive terminal of a battery and back into the negative terminal. Many electronic technicians …
Many electrical engineers say that, in an electrical circuit, electricity flows one direction: out of the positive terminal of a battery and back into the negative terminal. Many electronic technicians say that electricity flows the other …
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We all learn at an early age that an electrical current flows from a battery''s positive (+) terminal to it''s negative (-) terminal. With this foundational concept in place, we go on to build cool little circuits like the switch and light in …
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The direction of electric current flow is a little difficult to understand to those who have been taught that current flows from positive to negative. There are two theories behind this phenomenon. …
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