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In the presence of an applied electric field `(vecE)` in a metallic conductor.

A

The electrons move in the direction of `vecE`

B

The electrons move in a direction opposite to `vecE`

C

The electrons may move in any direction randomly , but slowly drift in the direction of `vecE`

D

The electrons move randomly randomly but slowly drift in a direction opposite to `vecE`

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