consider a conducting wire made of copper. copper has a carrier density of 8.5x10^28 carriers/m^3 and an electrical resistivity of 1.7x10^-8 ohms*m and a charge of 1e/carrier. If a potential difference of 12V is applied between the ends of a copper wire that is 100m long and 1.0mm in diameter, how much current will flow?

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consider a conducting wire made of copper. copper has a carrier density of 8.5x10^28 carriers/m^3 and an electrical resistivity of 1.7x10^-8 ohms*m and a charge of 1e/carrier. If a potential difference of 12V is applied between the ends of a copper wire that is 100m long and 1.0mm in diameter, how much current will flow?  

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