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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Current electricity
  • JEE Mains 2021
  • Medium
  • Numerical

A cylindrical wire of radius \(0.5 \,mm\) and conductivity \(5 \times 10^{7}\, S / m\) is subjected to an electric field of \(10 \,mV / m .\) The expected value of current in the wire will be \(x ^{3} \,\pi mA\). The value of \(x\) is ......

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(A) \(5\)

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Conductivity \(\sigma=5 \times 10^{7} \,S / m\)

Radius \(r =0.5 \,mm =5 \times 10^{-4}\, m\)

\(E =10 \times 10^{-3}\, \frac{ V }{ m }\)

\(J =\sigma E =10 \times 10^{-3} \times 5 \times 10^{7}\)

\(J =5 \times 10^{5}\)

\(\frac{ i }{ A }=5 \times 10^{5}\)

\(i =5 \times 10^{5} \times \pi r ^{2}\)

\(=5 \times 10^{5} \times \pi \times\left(5 \times 10^{-4}\right)^{2}\)

\(=125 \pi \times 10^{-3} \,Amp\)

\(i=125 \pi \, mA\)

\(x=5\)

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