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A copper wire has a circular cross section with a raduis of 1.25mm. If the wire carries a current of 3.70A, find the drift speed of electron in this wire.

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Answer: 0.043mm/s

Step-by-step explanation:

The drift speed of electron in this wire will ba calculated as:

= I/nqA

= I/nqπr²

= 3.7/[(1.1 × 1^29) × (1.6 × 10^19) × (3.14 × 0.00125²)

= 4.3 × 10^-5

= 0.043mm/s

The drift speed of the electron in this wire is 0.043mm/s.

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