Question

When the current i is flowing through a conductor, the drift velocity is v. If  2i  current is flowed through the same metal but having double the area of cross-section, then the drift velocity will be

(a) v/4

(b) v/2

(c) v  

(d) 4v

Answer

(c) v  

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