A 340-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.0 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,230 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.5 x 1028 electrons per cubic meter, 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 340-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.0 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,230 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.5 x 1028 electrons per cubic meter, 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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