How long does it take 1 mole of electrons to flow through a cross section of the wire?
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The electron drift speed is . \ \
The diameter of the gold wire is .
Therefore, radius of the gold wire is .
The electron current through the wire is .
where, is the number of free electrons per unit volume. \ \
is the area of the gold wire. \ \
is the Drift velocity. \ \
The number of free electrons in gold wire is per unit volume.
Electron current through the wire is .
The time for 1 mole to pass through a cross section of wire is .
is the Avagadros number
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Convert seconds into days.
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The time for 1 mole to pass through a cross section of wire is .