electic circuit has a battery with an EMF of 1.50 V. Its positive terminal is connected to its negative terminal by a copper wire in a circular loop having a adius of 0.500 m. Solve for the drift velocity in the wire if there is one free electron per copper atom. Detailed assumptions: The size of the cell is negligible compared to the length of the circuit. Copper resistivity: p = 1.80x10 Q-m Copper density: D = 8.96x10 kg-m3 Copper relative atomic mass: m, = 63.5 g/mol Express your answer in mm/s.

electic circuit has a battery with an EMF of 1.50 V. Its positive terminal is connected to its negative terminal by a copper wire in a circular loop having a adius of 0.500 m. Solve for the drift velocity in the wire if there is one free electron per copper atom. Detailed assumptions: The size of the cell is negligible compared to the length of the circuit. Copper resistivity: p = 1.80x10 Q-m Copper density: D = 8.96x10 kg-m3 Copper relative atomic mass: m, = 63.5 g/mol Express your answer in mm/s.

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Chapter29: Direct Current (dc) Circuits

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