AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 6.2.1.1, 6.7.2.2 · Paper 5, Paper 6
The direction of electric current defined as the direction positive charge would flow: from the positive terminal to the negative terminal through the external circuit.
Revise: Circuit Diagram SymbolsConventional current flows from the supply's positive terminal to its negative terminal through the external circuit. To follow this direction on a diagram, start at the cell's long line and trace the wires towards its short line.
- Revise: Fleming's Left-Hand Rule (HT Only)
The direction in which positive charge would flow: from the positive terminal to the negative terminal through an external circuit.