The conduction electrons in a cylindrical, current-carrying wire have a drift velocity of 0.35 mm/s. The wire has a radius of 1.0 mm and contains 8.6 x 1028 conduction electrons per m3. What is the current in the wire? (The magnitude of the charge of an electron is 1.602 x 10-19 C.)     a. 3.0 A   b. 6.0 A   c. 9.0 A   d. 12 A   e. 15 A

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  1. The conduction electrons in a cylindrical, current-carrying wire have a drift velocity of 0.35 mm/s. The wire has a radius of 1.0 mm and contains 8.6 x 1028 conduction electrons per m3. What is the current in the wire? (The magnitude of the charge of an electron is 1.602 x 10-19 C.)

     

      a.

    3.0 A

      b.

    6.0 A

      c.

    9.0 A

      d.

    12 A

      e.

    15 A

A cylindrical resistor of radius 3.0 mm and a length of 3.0 cm has a resistivity of 2.6 x 10-3 Qm. If this resistor is hooked up to a 9.0-volt battery, what will
be the resultant current in the wire?
O a. 1.7 A
O b.2.6 A
O c. 4.0 A
O d.3.3 A
O e. 1.1 A
Transcribed Image Text:A cylindrical resistor of radius 3.0 mm and a length of 3.0 cm has a resistivity of 2.6 x 10-3 Qm. If this resistor is hooked up to a 9.0-volt battery, what will be the resultant current in the wire? O a. 1.7 A O b.2.6 A O c. 4.0 A O d.3.3 A O e. 1.1 A
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