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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

If potential difference V applied across a metallic wire is increased by V, how will the drift velocity of the electrons change?

  1. A becomes half
  2. B becomes twice
  3. C becomes four times
  4. D remains the same
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(B) becomes twice

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Drift velocity \(\left(v_d\right)\) is directly proportional to the potential difference ( \(V\) ) applied across the wire ( \(v_d \propto V\) ). If the potential difference is increased by \(V\), it effectively doubles ( \(V+V=2 V\) ), causing the drift velocity to double as…