A typical Cu wire might have 2 X 1021 free electrons in 1 cm of its length. Suppose that the drift velocity of the electrons along the wire is 0.05 cm/s. (A) How many electrons would pass through a given cross section of the wire each second? (B) How large a current would be flowing in the wire?

A typical Cu wire might have 2 X 1021 free electrons in 1 cm of its length. Suppose that the drift velocity of the electrons along the wire is 0.05 cm/s. (A) How many electrons would pass through a given cross section of the wire each second? (B) How large a current would be flowing in the wire?

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A typical Cu wire might have 2 X 1021 free electrons in 1 cm of its length. Suppose
that the drift velocity of the electrons along the wire is 0.05 cm/s. (A) How many
electrons would pass through a given cross section of the wire each second? (B)
How large a current would be flowing in the wire?
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