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A copper wire with a cross-section area of 2 × 10-6 m2 has a free electron density equal to 5 × 1022 /cm3 . If this wire carries a current of 16A, the drift velocity of the electron is

Abin Santhosh , 6 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Khimraj

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

We know that expression of current is
I = neAvd
vd= I/neA
I = 16A
n = 5*1022/cm3 = 5*1028/m3
e = 1.6*10-19C
A = 2*10-6m2
Putting these value in above equation
vd = 10-3m/s.
Hope it clears.

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