Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

The diagram represents a metal block. Its sides have lengths $a$, $b$ and $c$, as indicated, and the block’s volume is $V$. Every charge carrier carries a charge of $-q$, and the number density of charge carriers in the metal is $n$. On average, each charge carrier needs time $t$ to travel through the block. What expression gives the current $I$?

  • A$I = nqabc$
  • B$I = \dfrac{nqV}{t}$
  • C$I = \dfrac{nqbc}{t}$
  • D$I = nqav$

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