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I'm really stuck on this one problem:
"A small but measurable current of 4.20E-10 A exists in a copper wire whose diameter is 0.02 cm. Calculate the electron drift speed (in meters/second)."
Source: Serway and Jewett
I know that:
I = 4.20E-10 A
n = 8960 kg/m^3
q = 1.6E-19 C
d = 2E-4 m
J = (I/A) = n x q x v
Thus, v = I/(n x q x A)
What does A stand for and how would I go about finding it? Also, am I converting things correctly and using the proper value for the density?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
"A small but measurable current of 4.20E-10 A exists in a copper wire whose diameter is 0.02 cm. Calculate the electron drift speed (in meters/second)."
Source: Serway and Jewett
I know that:
I = 4.20E-10 A
n = 8960 kg/m^3
q = 1.6E-19 C
d = 2E-4 m
J = (I/A) = n x q x v
Thus, v = I/(n x q x A)
What does A stand for and how would I go about finding it? Also, am I converting things correctly and using the proper value for the density?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.