The density of mobile electrons in copper metal is 8.4 × 1028 m-3. Suppose that i= 4.4 × 1018 electrons/s are drifting through a copper wire. (This is a typical value for a simple circuit.) The diameter of the wire is 2.5 mm. In this case, about how many minutes would it take for a single electron in the electron sea to drift from one end to the other end of a wire 26 cm long?

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Answer: 405.3 minutes

Explanation: In order to explain this problem we have to use the following:

Fisrtly we calculate the volume of the wire, this is given by:

Vwire=π*r^2*L where r and L are the radius and L the length of teh wire, respectively.

Vwire=π*1.25*10^-3*0.26=1.27*10^-6 m^3

then the number of the total electrons in tthe wire volume is given by;

n° electrons in the wire=ρ*Vwire=8.4*10^28*1.27*10^-6 m^3=1.07 *10^23

Finally, considering the current in the wire equal to 4.4*10^18 electrons/s

the time consuming to extract all the electrons from the wire is given by:

t= total electrons in the wire/ current=1.067*10^23/4.4*10^18=24,318 s

equivalent to 405.3 minutes

A rate of electric charge flowing past a place or region is called an electric current.It take 405.3 minute for a single electron in the electron sea to drift from one end to the other end.

What is electric current ?

A rate of electric charge flowing past a place or region is called an electric current. A net passage of electric charge through a region creates an electric current.

Charge carriers are the moving particles and different conductors may include different types of charge carriers. Electrons travelling through a wire serve as charge carriers in electric circuits.

The given data in the problem will be

[tex]\partial[/tex] is the density of electrons=8.4×10²⁸ kg/m³

i is the eletric current =4.4×10¹⁸ electrons/sec

d is the diameter of the wire =2.5 mm=2.5

l is the length of wire = 26 cm

v is The volume of the wire

[tex]\rm v=\pi r^{2} l\\\\\rm v=3.14\tims (1.25)^{2} 0.26\\\\\rm v=1.257\times10^{-6}[/tex] m³

the no of total electrons can be find by

no of electrons= density × volume

[tex]\RM{n=\partial \times V}[/tex]

[tex]\rm{n=\partial \times V}\\\\\rm{n=8.4\times10^{28}}\times1.257\times10^{-6}\\\\\rm n=1.07\times10^{23}[/tex]

Time required for the drifting electron is equal to the ratio of no of electrons to the electric current flows.

[tex]\rm t= \frac{n}{I}\\\\ \rm t= \frac{1.07\times 10^23}{4.4\times10^{28}} \\\\\rm t=405.3 minute.[/tex]

Hence It take 405.3 minute for a single electron in the electron sea to drift from one end to the other end.

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