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Lesson: Chapter 19 — Current Electricity

19.2. Flow through a conductor 4 of 6

Question 4

Inside the conductor, which way do the electrons travel when a cell is connected?

The right answer is the one marked above.

From the negative terminal to the positive terminal. The negative terminal repels electrons and the positive terminal attracts them, so the electrons drift from negative to positive.

From the positive terminal to the negative is the direction of the conventional current, which is deliberately the opposite. Read the question carefully: it asked about the electrons.

Answer the question to continue.