What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
difference across a metal conductor?
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>What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
>difference across a metal conductor?

That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
dimensions.

One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:
> 
> In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
> , Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
> tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
> >What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
> >difference across a metal conductor?
> 
> That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
> dimensions.
> 
> One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
> about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
> conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
> weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

Thank you.  Millimetres (or less) per second, then.

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In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
, Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
>What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
>difference across a metal conductor?

That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
dimensions.

One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:
> 
> In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
> , Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
> tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
> >What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
> >difference across a metal conductor?
> 
> That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
> dimensions.
> 
> One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
> about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
> conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
> weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

Thank you.  Millimetres (or less) per second, then.

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In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
, Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
>What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
>difference across a metal conductor?

That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
dimensions.

One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:
> 
> In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
> , Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
> tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
> >What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
> >difference across a metal conductor?
> 
> That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
> dimensions.
> 
> One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
> about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
> conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
> weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

Thank you.  Millimetres (or less) per second, then.

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In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
, Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
>What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
>difference across a metal conductor?

That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
dimensions.

One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:
> 
> In uk.sci.misc message <469A35EA.CD1A4ABB@antispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid>
> , Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:53, Frederick Williams <"Frederick Williams"@an
> tispamhotmail.co.uk.invalid> posted:
> >What is the speed of conducting electrons when there is a potential
> >difference across a metal conductor?
> 
> That depends on the potential difference, the conductivity, and the
> dimensions.
> 
> One ampere is one coulomb per second, and the charge on an electron is
> about 1.6e-19 C; and in a metal there is, *approximately*, one
> conduction electron per atom; and  about 6e23 atoms make up the atomic
> weight in grams.  You can work it our from there.

Thank you.  Millimetres (or less) per second, then.

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