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Microscopic View of Current

Q. The charge carriers in metals are A. A mix of protons and electrons. B. Electrons. C. Positrons D. Protons.

Solved • Jan 21, 2021

Microscopic View of Current

Q. When electric current is flowing in a metal, the electrons are movingA) at nearly the speed of lightB) at the speed of lightC) at the speed of soun...

Solved • Jul 17, 2020

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Q. At t = 0 s, the current in the circuit in the figure is I0. At what time is the current ½ I0? Express your answer with the appropriate units.

Solved • Jul 17, 2020

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Q. A 20 cm long nichrome wire is connected across the terminals of a 1.5 V battery. a. What is the electric field inside the wire? b. What is the curr...

Solved • Jul 15, 2020

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Q. When an ion channel opens in a cell wall (see Problem 40), monovalent (charge e) ions flow through the channel at a rate of 2.9x107 ions/s. (a) Wha...

Solved • Jul 14, 2020

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Q. The starter motor of a car engine draws a current of 170 A from the battery. The copper wire to the motor is 5.80 mm in diameter and 1.2 m long. Th...

Solved • Jul 14, 2020

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Q. The drift speed of the electrons in a wire depends strongly on which of the following factors?a. the cross-sectional area of the wireb. the mass of...

Solved • Jul 14, 2020

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Q. When conduction electrons pass through a device with resistance, which describes their energy?a) Their potential energy increases.b) Their kinetic ...

Solved • Jul 13, 2020

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Q. The electron drift speed in a 3.00-mm diameter gold wire is 5.00×10-5 m/s. How long does it take 1 mole of electrons to flow through a cross sectio...

Solved • Jun 2, 2020

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Q. The two wires in the figure (Figure 1) are made of the same material. (a) What is the current in the 2.0-mm-diameter segment of the wire? (b) What ...

Solved • May 21, 2020

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Q. What is the mean free time between collisions for electrons in an iron wire and an aluminum wire?

Solved • May 19, 2020

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Q. The electron drift speed in a typical current-carrying wire is a. Extremely slow (roughly 10 -4 m/s b. Moderate (roughly 1 m/s). c. Very fast (larg...

Solved • May 11, 2020

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Q. A metallic wire has a diameter of 4.12mm. When the current in the wire is 8.00A, the drift velocity is 5.40 × 10−5m/s.What is the density of free e...

Solved • Apr 29, 2020

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Q. The biochemistry that takes place inside cells depends on various elements, such as sodium, potassium, and calcium, that are dissolved in water as ...

Solved • Apr 21, 2020

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Q. The wires in the figure are all made of the same material; the length and radius of each wire is noted.Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the...

Solved • Mar 18, 2020

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Q. True or False: Most conducting materials have different resistances at different temperatures.

Solved • Mar 11, 2020

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Q. (a) In the attached figure, the (conventional) current through the resistor will go A. from a to b.B. from b to a.(b) Electrons moving through the ...

Solved • Mar 10, 2020

Microscopic View of Current

Q. The figure shows a metal wire and the direction of the electric current, I, in the wire. Which of the statements is correct? A. Electrons in the w...

Solved • Apr 28, 2017

Microscopic View of Current

Q. In the circuit shown, two thick copper wires connect a 1.5 V battery to a Nichrome wire. Each copper wire has radius R = 8 mm and is L = 17 cm long...

Solved • Jan 4, 2017

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Q. The electron density in iron is 1.7x1029 electrons/m3. When a 2.0 A current is present in a cylindrical iron wire with a cross-sectional radius of ...

Solved • Dec 22, 2016