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The current in a 2.0 mm × 2.0 mm square aluminum wire is 2.8 a .

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The calculation of electrical properties such as charge density and drift velocity in an aluminum wire with a given current and dimensions, comparing it to copper wire.

Step-by-step explanation:

The electrical properties such as charge density, drift velocity, and current density within metallic conductors like aluminum and copper wires. Given the information about the dimensions of wire and the current flowing through it, the charge density can be found by considering the number of charge carriers per unit volume and the elementary charge. Drift velocity can be calculated using the current, charge density, and the cross-sectional area of the wire.

When comparing aluminum with copper wire, we take into account that copper has higher free electron mobility, which would affect the drift velocity. This question also explores other concepts such as calculating the charge moving through a wire, the induced current in a wire due to a changing magnetic field, and the effect of magnetic forces on a wire carrying current which falls under electromagnetic principles in Physics.

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