10ms
1 =0.078 mmss
= 0.078 x
arerage drift speed of
29. (a) Estimate the cross-sectionalarea
Example wire of
conductionelectrons in acopper A. Assume that each
of 1.5
1.0x 10m, carrying a current one conduction electron.
copperatom contributesroughly m and its atomic
The densityof copper is 9.0 x 10° kg
mass is 63.5 u. Take Avogadro's number -6.0 x 102 mol
(b) Compare the drift speed obtained above with
() thermal speeds of copper atoms at ordinary temnperatures,
(i)speeds of electrons carrying the current and (üi) speed of
propagation of electric field along the conductor which
causes the drift notion. [NCERT
Solution. Mass of 1 m of Cu
=8 10 Vm
potential d:rence of 100 V is applied to
Example 31.A mctre long. Calculate the
one
the ends of a coyper wire cletrons Compare it with the
avwrage drift velocity of the of copper,
thermal velocity at1 27°C Gtvn conductivity
=5.81 x 10 Q m d number density of conduction
g
electrons, n =8.5x 10m [NCERT|
Solution. Electric field,
VV 100V 100 Vm
YSICS-X|
particle of charge 2 uC and mass 1.6 g is
ir Example 27. A
moving with a velocity 4i [Link] t -0 the particle enters in
e aregion having an electric field E(in NC-) =80i +60j
ns Find the velocity of the particle at t =5s. [CBSE OD 20]
a
Solution.