COMEDK2024PhysicsCurrent ElectricityActual
The mobility of the charge carriers increases with
Options
- AThe average collision time
- BDecrease in the charge of the mobile carriers
- CIncrease in the mass of the charge
- DIncrease in the electric field
Correct answer
A. The average collision time
Step-by-step solution
The mobility of charge carriers in a conductor is defined as the ratio of the drift velocity v_d to the applied electric field E . The expression for drift velocity is v_d = eE m , where e is the charge of the carrier, is the average relaxation time (average collision time), and m is the mass of the carrier. Substituting this into the definition of mobility: = v_d E = e m . From the relation = e m , it is evident that the mobility is directly proportional to the average collision time . Therefore, mobility increase