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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

Options

A

(A)-(R), (B)-(S), (C)-(P), (D)-(Q)

B

(A)-(R), (B)-(S), (C)-(Q), (D)-(P)

C

(A)-(R), (B)-(P), (C)-(S), (D)-(Q)

D

(A)-(R), (B)-(Q), (C)-(S), (D)-(P)

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 (vd):
When an electric field E is applied across a metallic conductor, each free electron of mass m and charge e experiences an electrostatic force F=eE.
This force produces an acceleration:
a=eEm
The average velocity gained by the free electrons between successive collisions is called the drift velocity vd, which is given in terms of the relaxation period (average time between collisions) T as:
vd=aT=eEmT
Thus, (A) matches with (R).

(B) Electrical Resistivity (ρ):
By Ohm's law, the electric field vector E and the current density vector J in a conductor are related by:
E=ρJ
Rearranging this formula for electrical resistivity ρ gives:
ρ=EJ
Thus, (B) matches with (S).

(C) Relaxation Period (T):
Resistivity ρ is micro-scopically related to the electron parameters by:
ρ=mne2T
where n is the number density of free electrons, e is the electron charge, and m is the mass of an electron.
Solving for the relaxation period T:
T=mne2ρ
Thus, (C) matches with (P).

(D) Current Density (J):
The electric current I through a conductor is related to the drift velocity vd by the equation:
I=neAvd
where A is the cross-sectional area. Since current density J is defined as the current per unit area (J=I/A), we get:
J=nevd
Thus, (D) matches with (Q).

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