Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity

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Which of the following relations between the drift velocity vd and electric field E obeys ohm's law.

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Two cylindrical rods of uniform cross-section area A and 2A, having free electrons per unit volume 2n and n, respectively, are joined in series. A current I flows through them in steady-state. Then, the ratio of drift velocity of free electrons in the left rod to drift velocity of electrons in the right rod is,

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The drift velocity of electrons in a conducting wire is of the order of 1 mm s-1. Yet the bulb glows very quickly after the switch is put on because

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Drift speed of electrons, when 1.5 A current flows in a copper wire of cross section 5 mm2 is vd. If the electron density in copper is 9×1028 m-3 the value of vd in mm s-1 is close to (Take charge of an electron to be =1.6×10-19 C)

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A current i is flowing through the wire of diameter d having drift velocity of electrons vd in it. What will be new drift velocity when diameter of wire is made d4?

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When the temperature of a conductor increase the ratio of conductivity and resistivity ______.

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The area of cross-section of a current carrying conductor is A0 and A04 at section (1) and (2) respectively. If vd1 and vd2 be the drift velocity at sections (1) and (2) respectively, then
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Drift velocity, vd, varies with the intensity of electric field as per the relation,

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A constant current source is connected to a wire. If the wire is stretched to twice its length, then the drift velocity:

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Two wires of the same material but of different diameters carry the same current i. If ratio of their diameters is 1:2, then the corresponding ratio of their mean drift velocities will be,

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A metallic resistor is connected across a battery. If the number of collisions of the free electrons with the lattice is some how decreased in the resistor (for example by cooling it), the current will,

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There is a current of 0.21 A in a copper wire whose area of cross-section is 10-6 m2. If the number of free electrons per m3 is 8.4×1028, then find the drift velocity,

(e=1.6×10-19 C)

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A potential difference of V is applied at the ends of a copper wire of length l and diameter d. On doubling only d, the drift velocity,

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The drift velocity of the electrons in a copper wire of length 2 m under the application of a potential difference of 220 V is 0.5 m s-1. Their mobility (in m2V-1s-1) is

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If the free electron density be n and relaxation time be τ, the electrical conductivity of a conductor may be expressed as