Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 27 - Current and Resistance - Exercises and Problems - Page 762: 3

Answer

The diameter is $~0.92~mm$

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the electron current $i_e$ using the number of electrons that pass through a cross-section in a time $t$: $N_e = i_e~t$ $i_e = \frac{N_e}{t}$ We can find the radius of the wire: $i_e = n_e~A~v_d$ $\frac{N_e}{t} = n_e~\pi~r^2~v_d$ $r^2 = \frac{N_e}{n_e~\pi~v_d~t}$ $r = \sqrt{\frac{N_e}{n_e~\pi~v_d~t}}$ $r = \sqrt{\frac{1.0\times 10^{16}}{(5.80\times 10^{28}~m^{-3})~(\pi)~(8.0\times 10^{-4}~m/s)(320\times 10^{-6}~s)}}$ $r = 4.6\times 10^{-4}~m$ $r = 0.46~mm$ Since the diameter is twice the radius, the diameter is $0.92~mm$
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