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Calculate the copper's mean free path. Let's say copper has a Fermi energy of 6.65 eV. 9.21 x1028 m-3 of electrons are present per unit volume. In copper, an electron has an effective mass of 1.51 times its rest mass. Copper has 5.9x107 S/m in conductivity.

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