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For ohmic conductor, the drift velocity `v_(d)` and the electric field applied across it are related as

A

`v_(d) prop sqrt(E)`

B

`v_(d) prop E`

C

`v_(d) prop E^(3//2)`

D

`v_(d) prop E^(2)`

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