Question

An ionization chamber with parallel conducting plates as anode and cathode has 5  electrons and the same number of singly-charged positive ions per . The electrons are moving at 0.4 m/s. The current density from anode to cathode is .  The velocity of positive ions moving towards cathode is

(a) 0.4 m/s

(b) 16 m/s

(c) Zero  

(d) 0.1 m/s

Answer

(d) 0.1 m/s

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