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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 3. current electricity

In a conductor, if the number of conduction electrons per unit volume is \(8.5 \times 10^{28}\, m^{-3}\) and mean free time is \(25\,fs\) (femto second), its approximate resistivity is \(\left( {{m_e} = 9.1 \times {{10}^{ - 31}}\,kg} \right)\)

  1. A \({10^{ - 5}}\,\Omega m\)
  2. B \({10^{ - 6}}\,\Omega m\)
  3. C \({10^{ - 7}}\,\Omega m\)
  4. D \({10^{ - 8}}\,\Omega m\)
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(D) \({10^{ - 8}}\,\Omega m\)

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\(\begin{array}{l} \rho = \frac{{2m}}{{n{e^2}\tau }}\\ = 3.34 \times {10^{ - 8}}\,\Omega \,m \end{array}\)
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