Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 17E
The electric field in an aluminum wire is 85 mV/m. Find the current density in the wire.
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