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Suppose we replaced the wire in Example 25.1 with 12-gauge copper wire, which has twice the diameter of 18-gauge wire. If the current remains the same, what effect would this have on the magnitude of the drift velocity vd? (i) None—vd would be unchanged; (ii) vd would be twice as great; (iii) vd would be four times greater; (iv) vd would be half as great; (v) vd would be one-fourth as great.
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