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A current of 5 ampere is passing through a metallic wire of cross-sectional area `4xx10^(-6) m^(2)`. If the density of the charge-carriers in the wire is `5xx10^(26) m^(-3)`, find the drift speed of the electrons.

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`1.56xx10^(-2)m//s`
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