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Mobility of free electrons in a conductor is

A

directly proportional to electron density

B

directly proportional to relaxation time

C

inversely proportional to electron density

D

inversely proportional to relaxation time

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B
Electron mobility
`mu_(e)=(etau)/(m)`
`mu_(e)proptau`
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