Physics
Assertion (A) : Current flows from body at higher potential to a body at lower potential.
Reason (R) : The direction of flow of electrons is from low potential body to a body at a higher potential.
- both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
- assertion is false but reason is true
- assertion is true but reason is false
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Answer
both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Assertion (A) is true because conventional current is defined to flow from higher potential to lower potential, even though actual charge carriers (electrons) move in the opposite direction.
Reason (R) is true because electrons are negatively charged, so they move from lower potential to higher potential opposite to the direction of conventional current.
The reason correctly explains why current flows from high to low potential because electrons, which actually move, go the opposite way.
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