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A current passes through a resistor.Let `K_(1)and K_(2)` represent the average kinetic energy of the conduction electrons and the metal ions respectively.

A

(a)`K_(1)ltK_(2)`

B

(b)`K_(1)=K_(2)`

C

(c )`K_(1)gtK_(2)`

D

(d) any of these three may occur.

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