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A conducting wire of cross-sectional area `1 cm^(2)` has `3 xx 10^(23)` charge carriers per m3. If wire carries a current of `24 mA`, then drift velocity of carriers is

A

`5xx10^(-2)ms^(-1)`

B

`0.5ms^(-1)`

C

`5xx10^(-3)ms^(-1)`

D

`5xx10^(-6)ms^(-1)`

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