Look up tabulated conductivities (or resistivities) of copper, silver, and aluminum at 20 degrees C and calculate the resistance of a copper wire that is 5 meters long with a 0.25 mm diameter. Repeat your calculation for silver, and for aluminum. The density of free electrons is 8.5*10^28 particles/m^3 for copper, 5.86*10^28m^-3 for silver, and 18.1*10^28 m^-3 for aluminum. For a potential di§erence of 12 volts, how do the electron drift velocities in each of the three wires compare with one another?

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Look up tabulated conductivities (or resistivities) of copper, silver, and
aluminum at 20 degrees C and calculate the resistance of a copper wire that is 5 meters long with a 0.25 mm diameter. Repeat your calculation for silver, and for aluminum. The density of free electrons is 8.5*10^28 particles/m^3 for copper, 5.86*10^28m^-3 for silver, and 18.1*10^28 m^-3 for aluminum. For a potential di§erence of 12 volts, how do the electron drift velocities in each of the three wires compare with one another? 

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