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Shelles

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on: Jul 29, 2018
The drift speed of electrons that compose current in a flashlight is about
 
  A) the speed of sound waves in metal.
  B) the speed of light.
  C) 1000 cm/s.
  D) less than 1 cm/s.
  E) any of the above under different conditions.

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Although electrons in metal move in haphazard directions at many times the speed of sound, the drift speed of electrons that compose electric current is
 
  A) a fraction of a centimeter per second.
  B) many centimeters per second.
  C) the speed of a sound wave.
  D) the speed of light.
  E) none of the above


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lorealeza77

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


Shelles

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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