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Define the term ‘Mobility' of charge carriers in a conductor. Write its SI unit.

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Mobility of charge carriers in a conductor is the magnitude of drift velocity of the charge carriers per unit electric field. Its SI unit is `m^2 V^(-1) s^(-1)` .
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  • Mobility of charge carrier in conductor is

    A
    directly proportional to E, Inversely proportional to `v_d`
    B
    inversely proportional to E, directly proportional to `v_d`
    C
    directly proportional to both `v_d` and E
    D
    Inversely proportional to both `v-d` and E
  • The dimensions of mobility of charge carriers are

    A
    `[M^(-2)T^(2)A]`
    B
    `[M^(-1)T^(2)A]`
    C
    `M^(-2)T^(3)A]`
    D
    `[M^(-1)T^(3)A]`
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