A 200-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.0 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1 000 A.

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A 200-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.0 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1 000 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.5 × 1028 electrons per cubic meter, how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable?

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College Physics

ISBN: 978-0495113690

7th Edition

Authors: Raymond A. Serway, Jerry S. Faughn, Chris Vuille, Charles A. Bennett

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