Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

The conduction-electron number density in copper is $8.0 \times 10^{28}\,\text{m}^{-3}$. For a copper wire with diameter $0.42\,\text{mm}$ carrying a current of $0.57\,\text{A}$, what is the mean drift speed of the electrons?

  • A$8.0 \times 10^{-11}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$3.2 \times 10^{-10}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$8.0 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$3.2 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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