CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023
Which of the following characteristics of electron determines the current in a conductor?
- A Thermal velocity alone
- B Drift velocity alone
- C Average random velocity
- D Molecular velocity alone
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(B) Drift velocity alone
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While electrons have high thermal velocities, their motion is random, making their average displacement zero. Current is only produced when an external electric field causes electrons to acquire a net drift velocity in a specific direction, defined by the relation…
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