Column - I gives certain physical terms associated with flow of current through a metallic conductor.Column - II gives some mathematical relations involving electrical quantities.
MatchColumn - I and Column - II with appropriate relations.
| Column - I | Column - II |
| (A) Drift Velocity | (P) m/ne2p |
| (B) Electrical Resistivity | (Q) nevd |
| (C) Relaxation Period | (R) (eE/ m)T |
| (D) Current Density | (S) E/J |
Correct Answer :
(A)-(R), (B)-(S), (C)-(P), (D)-(Q)
Solution :
The correct matching between the physical terms associated with current flow in Column - I and their mathematical relations in Column - II is (A)-(R), (B)-(S), (C)-(P), (D)-(Q).
Let us derive each relation step-by-step from core physical principles:
(A) Drift Velocity ():
When an electric field is applied across a metallic conductor, each free electron of mass and charge experiences an electrostatic force .
This force produces an acceleration:
The average velocity gained by the free electrons between successive collisions is called the drift velocity , which is given in terms of the relaxation period (average time between collisions) as:
Thus, (A) matches with (R).
(B) Electrical Resistivity ():
By Ohm's law, the electric field vector and the current density vector in a conductor are related by:
Rearranging this formula for electrical resistivity gives:
Thus, (B) matches with (S).
(C) Relaxation Period ():
Resistivity is micro-scopically related to the electron parameters by:
where is the number density of free electrons, is the electron charge, and is the mass of an electron.
Solving for the relaxation period :
Thus, (C) matches with (P).
(D) Current Density ():
The electric current through a conductor is related to the drift velocity by the equation:
where is the cross-sectional area. Since current density is defined as the current per unit area (), we get:
Thus, (D) matches with (Q).
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