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In a hydrogen discharge tube, the number of protons drifitin across a cross section per second is `1.0xx10^(18)`, while the number of electrons drifting in the opposite direction across the same cross section is `2.7xx 10^(18)` per second. Find the curernt flowing in the tube.

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To find the current flowing in the hydrogen discharge tube, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the charges and their respective drift rates - The number of protons drifting across a cross-section per second: \[ n_p = 1.0 \times 10^{18} \text{ protons/second} \] - The number of electrons drifting in the opposite direction across the same cross-section per second: ...
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