KCET2016PhysicsCurrent Electricity
Mobility of free electrons in a conductor is
Options
- Adirectly proportional to electron density.
- Bdirectly proportional to relaxation time.
- Cinversely proportional to electron density.
- Dinversely proportional to relaxation time,
Correct answer
B. directly proportional to relaxation time.
Step-by-step solution
Mobility of free electrons is given as = q m ( q and m are constants ) Thus, mobility of free electron in a conductor is directly proportional to relaxation time.