Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Resistance and resistivity

Resistance and resistivity — practice question

A thick copper wire and a thin copper wire are connected in series with a cell, as shown. What is much smaller in the thick wire than in the thin wire?

  • Athe charge passing a point per unit time
  • Bthe drift speed of the electrons
  • Cthe number density of the free electrons
  • Dthe number of free electrons passing a point per unit time

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