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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Current Electricity

The area of cross-section of a copper wire is \(4 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~m}^2\) and the electrons per cubic metre in copper is \(8 \times 10^{28}\). If the wire carries a current of 6.4 A, then the drift velocity of the electrons (in \(10^{-3} \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\) ) is

  1. A \(0.25\)
  2. B \(2.5\)
  3. C \(0.125\)
  4. D \(1.25\)
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(D) \(1.25\)

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\(v_d = \frac{I}{nAe}\) \(v_d = \frac{6.4}{(8 \times 10^{28}) \times (4 \times 10^{-7}) \times (1.6 \times 10^{-19})}\) \(v_d = 1.25 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
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