Calculate the average drift speed of electrons traveling through a copper wire with a crosssectional area of 30 mm2 when carrying a current of 30 A (values similar to those for the electric wire to your study lamp). Assume one electron per atom of copper contributes to the current. The atomic mass of copper is 63.5 g/mol and its density is 8.93 g/cm3 . Avogadro’s number is 6.022 × 1023 and the fundamental charge is 1.602 × 10−19 C. Answer in units of m/s
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