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Calculate the drift speed of electrons when 1A of current flows in a copper wire of cross section 2 "min"^2 . The number of free electrons in 1 cm^3 of copper is 8.5 xx 10^(22). |
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Answer» SOLUTION :From TE current and drift velocity RELATION I = Ane `v_d`, `v_d = I/("Ane") =(1)/(2XX10^(-6) xx 8.5 xx 10^(28) xx 1.6xx10^(-19))` `=3.7xx10^(-5) ` m/s |
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