Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric current

Electric current — practice question

A wire of length $0.35\,\text{m}$ carries an electric current of $12\,\text{A}$. The mean drift speed of the free electrons (charge carriers) in the wire is $5.0 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. Determine how many free electrons are in the wire?

  • A$1.3 \times 10^{16}$
  • B$5.3 \times 10^{22}$
  • C$1.5 \times 10^{23}$
  • D$4.3 \times 10^{23}$

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