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A straight copper-wire of length l = 1000 m and cross-sectional area A = 1.0 mm2 carries a current i = 4.5 A. The sum of electric forces acting on all free electrons in the given wire is M×106N. Find M. Free electron density and resistivity of copper are 8.5×1028/m3 and1.7×108Ω respectively

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F = NEe [ N = total number of electrons, E = electric field]
=(nAl)Vle=nA(IR)e=(nAIe)ρlA=nIeρl=8.5×1028×4.5×1.6×1019×1.7×108×1000=106N;M=1

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A straight copper-wire of length l = 1000 m and cross-sectional area A = 1.0 mm2 carries a current i = 4.5 A. The sum of electric forces acting on all free electrons in the given wire is M×106N. Find M. Free electron density and resistivity of copper are 8.5×1028/m3 and1.7×10−8Ω respectively