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Define electrical conductivity of a conductor. On what factor does it depend ?

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The reciprocal of resistivity of a material is called electrical conductivity `(sigma) sigma=(1)/(rho)`
It depends upon number density. Nature of material.
relaxation time & temperature
`i.e., sigma=("ne"^(2) tau)/(m)`
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