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Conventional current

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The direction of current defined as the direction in which positive charge would move, opposite to the actual motion of electrons in most conductors.

AP course connection

Topic 11.2: 11.2 Electric Circuits

Unit 11

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