Conventional current

The direction in which positive charge is treated as flowing, from the positive terminal of a supply to its negative terminal.

The agreed direction in which positive charge would flow around a circuit, from the positive terminal to the negative terminal outside the supply.

The direction in which positive charge would move; in a metal wire, this is opposite to the movement of electrons.

The direction in which positive charge would flow around a circuit, from the positive terminal to the negative terminal.

The direction in which positive electric charge would move around a circuit, from the positive terminal towards the negative terminal.

The direction in which positive charge is treated as flowing around a circuit, from the positive terminal to the negative terminal in the external circuit.

The agreed direction of current, from the positive terminal towards the negative terminal outside a cell or battery.

The agreed direction of current from the positive terminal of a power supply towards its negative terminal.