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Subject: Drift velocity
Question: What is Drift velocity?
Is the drift velocity is the cause for the electric current in a conductor?
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At room temperature, the electrons in metal are moved randomly just like a gas molecule. But when the electric field applied on the metal the electrons will be oriented along the field direction. Now the electrons have an velocity in addition to the random orientation is called as drift velocity
At room temperature, the electrons in metal are moved randomly just like a gas molecule. But when the electric field applied on the metal the electrons will be oriented along the field direction. Now the electrons have an velocity in addition to the random orientation is called as drift velocity