$A$ current passes through a wire of nonuniform cross section. Which of the following quantities are independent of the cross-section?
  • A
    the charge crossing in a given time interval.
  • B
    drift speed
  • C
    free-electron density.
  • DBoth $(A)$ and $(C)$
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