CBSE Class 12 Physics 2014 Delhi Set 3 Paper

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Question : 1
Total: 8
Define the term 'drift velocity' of charge carriers in a conductor and write its relationship with the current flowing through it.
Solution:  
The net speed achieved by an electron in a current carrying conductor is called as drift velocity. The average velocity acquired by the free electrons along the length of a metallic conductor under a potential difference applied across the conductor is called drift velocity of the electrons.
vd=
I
neA

Here:
I is the current flowing through the conductor. n is the number density of an electron.
A is the area of the conductor,
e is the charge of the electron.
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