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Why does current flow the opposite way from the electrons?

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  • lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Impacted nomenclature:

    • positron negatron - the antiparticle that annihilates in contact with an electron
    • electronegativity electropositivity - property typically associated with nonmetallic elements, specially fluorine and oxygen.
    • electropositivity electronegativity - counterpart of the above that nobody cares about
    • reduction elevation - half-reaction where a substance retrieves more electrons, thus “elevating” its charge; the opposite of oxidation
    • oxidation-reduction oxidation-elevation - the full reaction. Also called “elevation-oxidation”.
    • redox elox - acronym for the above.
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