TUTORIAL 3: CHAPTER 14 ELECTRIC CURRENT [] WEEK 5

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Q1

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Q2 STPM 2009
(a)On the same axes, sketch graphs to show the variation with temperature ( in K) for the
resistivity of
(i) copper
(ii) semiconductor
(iii) superconductor

b) A copper wire with diameter of 3.0 mm carries a current of 10.0 A. The free electron density
in copper is 8.5 x 10 28 m-2. Calculate the drift velocity of free electrons in copper.

Q 4 STPM 1992
When a potential difference V is applied across a copper wire of diameter d and length l, the
drift velocity of the electron is v. If a potential difference 2v is applied across a copper wire of
diameter d/2 adn length l/4, the drift velocity of the elctron is

A 2v B 4v C 8v D 16v

Q5 STPM 1993

If the order of magnitude of the current density and the number of the elctrons per unit volume in
metal are 106 A m-2 and 1028 m-3 , what is the order of magnitude of the drift velocity of the
electrons in the metal?

A 2v B 4v C 8v D 16v

Q 6.

a) Use the microscopic model to explain

I) Why the resistance of a piece of metal increases when the temperature increses

II) Why the resistance of a piece of semiconductor decreases when the temperature increases

b) When a current pass through a metal wire, the wire becomes hot. Why?

c) The drift velocity of electrons flowing through a metallic wire when conducting a current is
sometimes only the order of magnitude 10-4 ms-1 ?

Q7. STPM 1988

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When the potential difference of V is applied across a copper cable of length L and radius r, the
drift velociy of electrons is v. When a potential difference of V is applied to the following copper
cables, write in terms of v, the drift velocity of the electrons in

a) a copper cable of length 2L and radius 2r (1m)

b) a copper cable of lentgh L and radius 2r (1m)

Explain your answer ( 2m)

Q 8. STPM 1994

A tungsten wire of length 1.00 mm and radius 0.800 mm carries a current of 5.00 A. If the
number of free electrons per unit volume is 3.4 x 10 28 m -3.

Find a) the currnet density of the wire along the wire

b) the time taken for one electron to move from one end of the wire to the other ( 4m)

Q9. STPM 1988

The drift velocity of electrons in acopper wire is 4.0 x 10 -4 ms -1. With the assumption that there
is one free electrons per copper atom, determine

(i) the current density in the wire

(ii) the elctric field strength along the wire

[ relative atomic mass = 63.5, density of copper= 8930 kg m-3, resistivity of copper= 1.68 x 10-8
ohm metre]

Q 10.

A metal contains 1.5 x 10 29 free electrons per cubic metre. If the drift velocity of the free
electrons is 1.7 x 10 -4 ms -1, what is

a) the number of free electrons passing through a cross-sectional area of 2.0 mm2 in 1.0 seconds

b) total charge flowing through the cross-sectional area per second

c) current flowing?

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