Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

For a metallic conductor with cross-sectional area $A$, the current $I$ is expressed as $I = Anve$ where $e$ denotes the elementary charge and $v$ is the average drift speed of the conduction electrons. What does the symbol $n$ stand for in this equation?

  • Adensity of conduction electrons
  • Bnumber of conduction electrons per unit time
  • Cnumber of conduction electrons per unit volume
  • Dvolume of conduction electrons

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