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A metallic block has no potential difference applied across it. The mean velocity of free electrons at absolute temperature T is

Proportional to T
Finite but independent of T
Proportional to √T
Zero

mgayathri , 7 Years ago
Grade 8
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Satyam Kumar

Last Activity: 7 Years ago

Since no potential difference is applied, the formula for drift velocity we usually deal with is invalid. 
However, by dimesional analysis, deducing a relation between energy and Temp. we get
Energy = 0.5mv2= 1.5 k T (where k is Boltzman Constant)
vdirectly proportional to T.
Choice 3 is correct

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