Exercises — Drift velocity, mobility, conductivity
1.8.15 · D4· Physics › Electromagnetism › Drift velocity, mobility, conductivity
Yeh page ek self-test ladder hai. Har problem parent note pe build karti hai. Har ek problem ko solution collapse karke try karo, phir kholo. Tumhe bas woh chaar boxed relations ka toolbox chahiye jo parent mein diye hain:
Poore note mein use hone wale standard constants (jab tak problem override na kare):
- Copper:

Upar ka figure har counting problem ke liye tumhara mental picture hai: length ka ek cylinder, time mein cross-section se khali ho jaata hai. Baar baar isse dekho.
Level 1 — Recognition
L1.1 — Sahi formula identify karo
Ek wire area se current le jaati hai. Free electron density hai, har electron charge magnitude carry karta hai, drift speed hai. Kaun sa expression deta hai, aur har symbol physically kya count karta hai?
Recall Solution
WHAT: Hum chahte hain ki ek second mein cross hone wale charges ki sankhya, times jo charge har ek carry karta hai. WHY this formula: Figure s01 dekho. Time mein har woh electron jo line se distance ke andar hai, use cross kar leta hai. Yeh volume ka ek cylinder hai. (electrons per m³) se multiply karo to count milega, se multiply karo to charge milega, se divide karo to charge per second = current milega.
- = carriers per m³, = charge each, = "darwaaze" ki area, = average electron kitni dhimi raftaar se creep karta hai.
L1.2 — Mobility ke units
Mobility ki SI unit batao uski definition se.
Recall Solution
WHAT: ki units ko ki units se divide karo. mein hai. Field mein hai.
Level 2 — Application
L2.1 — Copper mein drift speed
cross-section ki copper wire current carry karti hai. lo. Drift speed nikalo.
Recall Solution
WHAT: Master relation ko invert karo taaki isolate ho. WHY: Hum sab kuch jaante hain sivaay ke, toh uske liye solve karo. Pehle area convert karo: (kyunki , aur area mein yeh square ho jaata hai). Denominator . Lagbhag — snail speed confirm hai.
L2.2 — Field aur drift se mobility
L2.1 ki wire mein field along the wire hai. Mobility nikalo.
Recall Solution
WHAT: Mobility literally drift speed per unit field hai. WHY divide: by definition — koi aur tool nahi chahiye.
L2.3 — Mobility se relaxation time
L2.2 ki mobility use karke relaxation time nikalo. (.)
Recall Solution
WHAT: ko rearrange karo taaki mile. WHY: mein pehle se , , packed hain; sirf unknown hai. Numerator . Lagbhag femtoseconds collisions ke beech.
Level 3 — Analysis
L3.1 — Measured quantities se conductivity
Upar wali copper wire ke liye (, ), conductivity compute karo aur phir resistivity nikalo.
Recall Solution
WHAT: use karo, phir . WHY ( wala form nahi): Hamare paas pehle se hai, toh yeh ek multiplication hai dobara derive karne ki jagah. . Real copper ka hai; hamara illustrative hume factor ~2 se off karta hai, lekin method bilkul exact hai.
L3.2 — Do wires, same current, alag thickness
Do copper wires same current carry karti hain. Wire B ki cross-section area wire A ki double hai. Unki drift speeds compare karo.
Recall Solution
WHAT: se, fixed , , par: . WHY: Same current ka matlab hai ki same charge-per-second squeeze hona chahiye. Bada darwaza har electron ko slow chalane deta hai. Wire B ke electrons aadhi raftaar se drift karte hain.
L3.3 — Heating ka effect
Ek wire ko garam kiya jaata hai jisse uska relaxation time apni original value ka reh jaata hai, jabki , , fixed rahte hain aur applied field unchanged hai. Drift speed kitne factor se change hogi, aur conductivity kitne factor se?
Recall Solution
WHAT: Dono aur directly ke proportional hain. WHY: , , , constant hain, toh sirf answer ko move karta hai. Drift aur conductivity dono tak girte hain; resistivity tak badhti hai. Yehi reason hai ki garam metals zyada resist karte hain — dekho Resistivity and temperature dependence.
Level 4 — Synthesis
L4.1 — Current se seedha tak ki chain
Ek silver wire mein , area , aur field ke under current hai. In order mein nikalo: (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) .
Recall Solution
WHAT & WHY: Har part agle ko feed karta hai — yeh topic ki poori logical chain hai.
(a) . Area . Denominator .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
L4.2 — aur ko reconcile karo
Dikhao ki current density ke dono microscopic forms agree karte hain, yaani ko mein substitute karne par milta hai jahan . Phir L4.1 ki silver wire ke liye numerically verify karo ki dono tarike se same aata hai.
Recall Solution
WHAT (symbolic): se shuru karo aur drift expression swap in karo. toh dono forms construction se identical hain — dekho Ohm's Law aur Current density.
WHAT (numeric check): L4.1 ke liye, . Via : . ✓ Bilkul match karta hai.
Level 5 — Mastery
L5.1 — Bulb turant kyun jalta hai (ek quantitative estimate)
Ek electron ki raftaar se switch se bulb tak lambi wire mein drift karta hai. (a) Ek akele electron ko poori wire travel karne mein kitna time lagega? (b) Electric field wire ke saath lagbhag pe establish hoti hai; isme kitna time lagta hai? (c) Itne bade ratio ki explanation do.
Recall Solution
(a) WHAT: creeping electron ke liye time = distance / speed.
(b) WHAT: field signal ke liye time at speed .
(c) WHY bulb turant jalta hai: Ratio — twelve orders of magnitude. Wire pehle se electrons se bhari hui hai (jaise marbles se bhari poori pipe). Field nanoseconds mein pahunchti hai aur har electron ko ek saath nudge karti hai, toh bulb ke paas jo electron pehle se baitha hai woh turant drift karne lagta hai. Kisi ek electron ko switch se bulb tak travel nahi karna. Dekho Free electron model of metals aur Electric field inside conductors.
L5.2 — Target drift speed ke liye wire design karo
Tumhe ek copper conductor () chahiye jo carry kare lekin drift speed se zyada na ho ("gentle" rakhne ke liye). Minimum cross-section area kitni chahiye?
Recall Solution
WHAT: ko ke liye solve karo. WHY: , , , sab fixed hain; free design variable hai, aur ghataane se bada darwaza force hota hai. Denominator . Kaafi moti wire — allowed drift ko aadha karne par required area double ho jaayegi (kyunki ).
L5.3 — Semiconductor vs metal (conceptual synthesis)
Ek semiconductor sample aur ek copper wire same current density carry karte hain same field ke under. Semiconductor mein bahut kam carriers hain, . Semiconductor mein carriers ki mobility (ya drift speed) ke baare mein kya sach hona chahiye, aur kyun?
Recall Solution
WHAT: use karo. WHY: Same aur same ka matlab hai ki dono materials ke liye equal hona chahiye (kyunki ). Bahut kam carriers ke saath, product tabhi equal reh sakta hai jab (hence ) semiconductor mein bahut zyada ho. Real semiconductors ki mobilities metals ki mobilities se 10–100 guna hoti hain; unki conduction chhoti carrier count se limit hoti hai, sluggish carriers se nahi. Dekho Semiconductors.
Recall wrap-up
Recall One-line reflexes (right side cover karo)
isolate karo current se ::: Mobility drift aur field se ::: mobility se ::: Conductivity se ::: Same , double area → drift ::: aadhi ho jaati hai () Heat wire, gire → ::: same proportion mein giregi Bulb turant kyun jalta hai ::: field pe travel karti hai, saare electrons ko ek saath nudge karti hai
Connections
- Ohm's Law — L4.2 mein concrete ho jaata hai.
- Current density — yahan har problem pe tikti hai.
- Resistivity and temperature dependence — L3.3 ka dil hai.
- Free electron model of metals — ka source aur random motion (L5.1).
- Electric field inside conductors — L5.1 mein driver hai.
- Semiconductors — L5.3 dikhata hai ki wahan mobility kyun matter karti hai.