Calculate the drift velocity and mean free path of copper when it carries a steady current of 10 amperes and whose radius is 0.08 cm. Assume that the mean thermal velocity 1.6 × 10° m/s and the resistivity of copper 2 x 10° m

Calculate the drift velocity and mean free path of copper when it carries a steady current of 10 amperes and whose radius is 0.08 cm. Assume that the mean thermal velocity 1.6 × 10° m/s and the resistivity of copper 2 x 10° m

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steady current of 10 amperes and whose radius is 0.08 cm. Assume that
the mean thermal velocity 1.6 × 10° m/s and the resistivity of copper 2 x
108 m

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