Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 26 - Current and Resistance - Questions - Page 765: 9c

Answer

We can rank the three sections according to the magnitude of the electric field: $A \gt B \gt C$

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the electric field: $E = \rho~ne~v_d$ $\rho$ is the resistivity which is an intrinsic property of copper $ne$ is the carrier charge density which is an intrinsic property of copper $v_d$ is the drift speed From this expression, we can see that if the drift speed $v_d$ has a larger value, the magnitude of the electric field also has a larger value. We can rank the three sections according to the magnitude of the electric field: $A \gt B \gt C$
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