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Total momentum of a free electrons inside a conductor having length 1000m and carrying a current of 100A

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
The momentum acquired by the electrons when current is flowing through a wire of length L is given as,
P = I ML/e
P = 100 * 9.1 * 10^-31 * 1000/1.6 * 10^-19
P = 5.6875 * 10^-7