current-electricity Question 2

Question: Q. 2. Which of the following characteristics of electrons determines the current in a conductor?

(a) Drift velocity alone.

(b) Thermal velocity alone.

(c) Both drift velocity and thermal velocity.

(d) Neither drift nor thermal velocity.

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Solution:

Ans. Correct option : (a)

Explanation : As we know that,

I= Anev d

So current,

Ivd

And, current (I) also depends on n, the number of free electrons which increase on increasing temperature which make more collisions between electrons increase resistance or decrease current.



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