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Originally Posted by SilverStar
Conventional current is in the direction that positive charges would flow. "Real" current can be either the flow of positive or negative charges. Remember, sometimes its ions like (Ag+) that are positively charged and are flowing. So, the information is not conflicting, as long as negative current is opposite than positive current.
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hmmm, that brings up an interesting question. Does current flow the same way regardless of wether ions or electrons are carrying the charge? ie, are there ion resistivity constants for each ion and medium material (the "wire") that can be used to calculate resistances and such? Will current flow at (approximately) the speed of light as with electrons (i'd think so)?