Question: A 5.2 x10 -4 V/m electric field creates a 2.0 x10 17 electrons/s current in a 1.5-mm-diameter aluminum wire. A. What is the drift speed?

A 5.2 x10-4 V/m electric field creates a 2.0 x1017 electrons/s current in a 1.5-mm-diameter aluminum wire. 


 A. What is the drift speed? Express your answer using two significant figures.


B. What is the mean time between collisions for electrons in this wire? Express your answer using two significant figures. 

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