A 5.00 A current runs through a 12 gauge copper wire (diameter2.05 mm) and through a light bulb. Copper has 8.5 * 10^28 free electronsper cubic meter. At what speed does a typical electron pass by any given point in the wire?

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A 5.00 A current runs through a 12 gauge copper wire (diameter
2.05 mm) and through a light bulb. Copper has 8.5 * 10^28 free electrons
per cubic meter. At
what speed does a typical electron pass by any given point in the wire?

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