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Copper has one conduction electron per atom. Its density is `8.89 g//cm^3` and its atomic mass. `63.54 g//mol`. If a copper wire of diameter `1.0 mm` carries a current of `2.0 A`, what is the drift speed of the electrons in the wire?

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(a) Esttimate the average drift speed of conduction electrons in a copper wite of cross-secttonal area 1.0 xx 10 ^(-7)m^(2) carrying a current of 1.5A. Assume the each copper atom contrbutes roughly one conduction electron. The density of copper is 9.0 xx 10 ^(3)kg//m^(3), and its atomic mass is 63.5 u. (b) Compare the drift speed obyained above with, (1) thermal speeds of copper atoms at ordinary temperaturtes. (ii) speed of propagation of electric field along the conductor which causes the drift motion.

(a) Esttimate the average drift speed of conduction electrons in a copper wite of cross-secttonal area 1.0 xx 10 ^(-7)m^(2) carrying a current of 1.5A. Assume the each copper atom contrbutes roughly one conduction electron. The density of copper is 9.0 xx 10 ^(3)kg//m^(3), and its atomic mass is 63.5 u. (b) Compare the drift speed obyained above with, (1) thermal speeds of copper atoms at ordinary temperaturtes. (ii) speed of propagation of electric field along the conductor which causes the drift motion.