Which term describes the flow of current in the conventional sense?

• A. Conventional Current
• B. Electron Flow
• C. Voltage Drop
• D. Capacitance

Answer: (A)

Current in the conventional sense is the flow of positive charge from higher potential to lower potential. This direction is the standard reference used in circuit diagrams and analysis, so it’s called conventional current. In reality, electrons in metal conductors move the opposite way, from negative to positive, which is known as electron flow. The other terms aren’t about current direction: voltage drop describes the reduction in voltage across a component, and capacitance is a property that relates stored charge to voltage in a capacitor. So the term that describes the flow of current in the conventional sense is conventional current.