Q24: An iron wire has a cross-sectional area equal to m2. Carry out the following steps to determine the drift speed of the conduction electrons in the wire if it carries a current of A.
(a) How many kilo- grams are there in mole of iron?
(b) Starting with the density of iron and the result of part (a), compute the molar density of iron (the number of moles of iron per cubic meter).
(c) Calculate the number density of iron atoms using Avogadro’s number.
(d) Obtain the number density of conduction electrons given that there are two conduction electrons per iron atom.
(e) Calculate the drift speed of conduction electrons in this wire.