**Problem: Electron Travel Time in a Copper Cable**A 320-km-long high-voltage transmission line, with a diameter of 2.00 cm, carries a steady current of 1,070 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of \(8.50 \times 10^{28}\) electrons per cubic meter, how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use \(3.156 \times 10^7\) for the number of seconds in a year.)___ years

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A 320-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.00 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,070 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.50 x 1028 electrons per c how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use 3.156 x 107 for the number of seconds in a year.) yr

A 320-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.00 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,070 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.50 x 1028 electrons per c how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use 3.156 x 107 for the number of seconds in a year.) yr

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