Solution to 1986 Problem 9
The relevant formula is
where
is the cross-sectional area of the wire,
is the drift velocity of the charge carriers,
is the charge of the charge carriers, and
is the number density of the charger carriers. Thus,
Hence, answer (D) is correct.
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