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Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?
Drift velocity alone
Thermal velocity alone
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
13. Drift velocity vd varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation
(a) vd ∝ E
(b) vd ∝ 1/E
(c) vd = constant
(d) vd ∝ E²
In the equation I = nAvq, what does v represent?
The speed of the electrons
The average speed of the electrons
The velocity of the electrons
The average velocity of the electrons
the fastest speed of all electrons
If the current in a specific copper wire increases this can be due to _____________________.
An increase in the charge carrier density
An increase in the electron drift speed
An increase in its cross sectional area
An increase in the charge of electrons
If the current at a given point in a circuit is 2.5 Amp, then how many electrons pass that point on the circuit in a time period of 1 minute.
Answer:
9.375 x 1020 electrons
9.375 x 1021 electrons
9.375 x 1019 electrons
9.375 x 1018 electrons
The conductance of a conductor of resistance 2 milli ohm
5 Siemen
0.5 Siemen
50 Siemen
500 Siemen
The average relaxation time during collision of electrons with atoms is
10-14 sec
10-10
104
1014
The dimensional formula of current density is
⌈ L-2 A ⌉
⌈ L2 A-1⌉
⌊ L-1 A2 ⌋
n e Vd = ____ ?
σ
ρ
j
G
Current density formula is
Electric Current / length
Electric Current / area
Electric Current / volume
None of above
Directions of drift velocity of electrons and electric field are
In same direction
Opposite to each other
Fluctuated
None of above
A conductor of cross-sectional area 0.10 mm2 carries a current of 2.5 A. If the number of conduction electrons per cubic metre is 1.0×1028 m−3 . What is the value of drift velocity of the free electrons in the conductor?
1.6 ×10−2 m s−1
3.9 ×10−2 m s−1
3.0 ×10−3 m s−1
6.2 ×10−3 m s−1
A conductor of length 2.0 m and cross-sectional area 5.0 ×10−6 m2 carries a current of 6.0 A. If the drift velocity of the conduction electrons is 1.5 ×10−4 m s−1 , what is the number of electrons in the conductor?
2.5 ×1023
2.9 ×1023
4.2 ×1023
5.0 ×1023
A tungsten wire of length 1.00 m and cross-sectional area 2.01 ×10−6 m2 carries a current of 5.00 A. If the number of free electrons per unit volume is 4.3 ×1028 , what is the time taken by an electron to travel from one end of the wire to the other end?
1.81 ×103 s
2.77 ×103 s
4.51 ×103 s
7.25 ×103 s
There are 6.23 ×1024 free electrons per cm3 in a wire. The average drift velocity of the electrons is 1.1 ×10−3m s−1 . Calculate the current density in the wire.
1.0 ×103A m−2
6.9 ×106A m−2
2.1 ×109A m−2
1.1 ×109A m−2
A current flows in a copper wire. The current density in the wire is 1.4 ×106A m−2 . If the number of free electrons in 1 m3 of wire is 8.4 ×1028 , what is the drift velocity of the electrons?
1.04 ×10−4m s−1
3.10 ×10−4m s−1
1.67 ×10−3m s−1
1.90 ×10−3m s−1
A charge of 60 Coulomb flows in a wire for 45 minutes. If the diameter of the wire is 1.0 mm, what is the current density in the wire?
2.2 ×104A m−2
2.8 ×104A m−2
7.6 ×107A m−2
5.6 ×108A m−2
The conductivity of copper is 6.0 ×107Ω−1m−1. The free electron density copper is 8.45 ×1028m−3 . Estimate the mean time between collisions of free electrons and positive ions in copper.
2.52 ×10−14 s
4.04 ×10−33 s
4.04 ×10−14 s
7.10 ×10−22 s
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