A copper wire has a circular cross section with a radius of 3.25 mm. (a) If the wire carries a current of 3.60 A, find the drift speed of the electrons in the wire. (Assume the density of charge carriers (electrons) in a copper wire is n = 8.46 x 1028 electrons/m³.) m/s (b) All other things being equal, what happens to the drift speed in wires made of metal having a larger number of conduction electrons per atom than copper? Explain.

A copper wire has a circular cross section with a radius of 3.25 mm. (a) If the wire carries a current of 3.60 A, find the drift speed of the electrons in the wire. (Assume the density of charge carriers (electrons) in a copper wire is n = 8.46 x 1028 electrons/m³.) m/s (b) All other things being equal, what happens to the drift speed in wires made of metal having a larger number of conduction electrons per atom than copper? Explain.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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