A gold wire and an aluminum wire have the same dimensions and carry the same current. The

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A gold wire and an aluminum wire have the same dimensions and carry the same current. The electron density (in electrons/cm3) in aluminum is three times larger than the density in gold. How do the drift speeds of the electrons in the two wires, vAu and vAl, compare?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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