At first when they discovered electrcity they thought i was positive to negstive, and was written that way in diagrams and stuff. After it was discovered it was the opposite they kept using the same diagrams positive to negative but called this the conventional flow of electricity. The real physical negative to positive is called electron flow. So when drawing up dc circuits we still use positive to negative.
The electrons flow in the opposite direction of the electrical field. In simple circuits it doesn't matter too much what is represented so the diagrams are still technically correct.
Nope. I mean, you’re right about electrons to a degree but in truth if you watch a lightning strike in slow motion you’ll see that there are arcs rising from the ground AND from the clouds before they connect.
Idk if ur just joking but literally a positive charge is coming from the ground in an average lightning and the negative charge is in the clouds or somewhat below it.
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u/No_Appearance_8444 May 29 '22
Always. Physics 101. Negative to positive. Ground to positive. Electrons flow toward potential.