Assume that a gold wire 0.32 mm in diameter carries one mobile electron per atom. The mass density and the molecular weight of gold are 1.89×10 ⁴ kg/m ³ and 197.0 g/mol, respectively. Calculate the drift speed of the electrons in this wire when it carries a current of 2.44 A.

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