A conductor has a cross-sectionalarea of 2.3x10-6 m² and thenumber of free electrons per unitvolume is 8.5×1028 electron/m3.When the current is 12.3 A, find thedrift speed (in mm/s) of theelectrons. Use the charge of theelectron to be 1.6X10-19 C.Select one:O A. 39.32O B. 51.62O c. 0.27O D. 0.39O E. 0.52

The given values are, A=2.3×10-6 m2n=8.5×1028 /m3I=12.3 AQ=1.6×1019 C

A conductor has a cross-sectional area of 2.3×10-6 m² and the number of free electrons per unit volume is 8.5x1028 electron/m³. When the current is 12.3 A, find the drift speed (in mm/s) of the electrons. Use the charge of the electron to be 1.6X10-19 C. Select one: O A. 39.32 O B. 51.62 C. 0.27 O D. 0.39 O E. 0.52

A conductor has a cross-sectional area of 2.3×10-6 m² and the number of free electrons per unit volume is 8.5x1028 electron/m³. When the current is 12.3 A, find the drift speed (in mm/s) of the electrons. Use the charge of the electron to be 1.6X10-19 C. Select one: O A. 39.32 O B. 51.62 C. 0.27 O D. 0.39 O E. 0.52

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Problem 81CP: A 10-gauge copper wire has a cross-sectional area A=5.26mm2 and carries a current of I=5.00A . The...

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