Re: Does charge flow from high to low potential?

This depends on the sign of the charge.  Positive charge flows from high to 
low electric potential.  Negative charge, alas, flows from _low_ potential 
to high potential.

This apparent inconsistency comes from the actual fact, which is that 
particles tend to move toward a situation of minimized _potential energy_. 
 That is, a charge q will move from point A to point B if U(B) < U(A).  
(Note that this is necessary.  For a charge to spontaneously move from A to 
B would require its kinetic energy to be negative ... not possible.)

Here's the confusion: The potential energy of a charge q in a potential V 
is given by U = q V.  If q>0, everything's peachy: this forces V(B) < V(A) 
as hoped for.  But say q < 0.  In fact, assume q = -q0 (where q0>0).  This 
allows us to treat the negative sign explicitly.  In this case, since U = q 
V, we have
    -q0 V(B) < -q0 V(A).  Since q0 > 0, we can divide without changing 
sense, so
    -V(B) < -V(A).  Now we divide by -1 _and flip the sense_:
    V(B) > V(A).

So the negative charge moves from low potential V(A) to a higher potential 
V(B).  Ta-da!