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Because what we call electricity is electrons moving. So it would make sense for electrons to have the electric charge. Now we are in a weird situation where c
by djaro 2y ago
Because what we call electricity is electrons moving. So it would make sense for electrons to have the electric charge.
Now we are in a weird situation where current flows from positive to negative, but electrons flow from negative to positive. It would be a lot more logical if the direction of the electrons was the direction of the current, but the name was arbitrarily decided before we knew what electrons were.
- opello 2y agoThis seems to warrant an appreciation for the nuances of the electromagnetic field, electric potential, and that electron drift in a conductor isn't really the same as varying potentials in the electromagnetic field.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoElectricity is generally defined as a flow of electrical charge(s). Nobody except scientists care to know which way the electrons went because we never run out of them.
- WorldMaker 2y agoChemists building batteries might disagree with you. They have to understand which direction the electrons flow and which elements they are using have the free electrons to spare.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoBy definition, chemists are scientists.