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Question: At room temperature, copper has free electron density of 8.4 × 10<sup>28</sup> m<sup>–3</sup>. The e...

At room temperature, copper has free electron density of 8.4 × 1028 m–3. The electron drift velocity in a copper conductor of cross-sectional area 10–6 m2 and carrying a current of 5.4 A, will be –

A

4 ms—1

B

0.4 ms–1

C

4 cms–1

D

0.4 mms–1

Answer

0.4 mms–1

Explanation

Solution

Use i = ne Avd

\ vd = ineA\frac{i}{neA}