In $a$ wire of cross-section radius $r$, free electrons travel with drift velocity $v$ when a current $I$ flows through the wire. What is the current in another wire of half the radius and of the same material when the drift velocity is $2v$?
  • A$2I$
  • B$I$
  • C$I/2$
  • D$I/4$
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