MCQ
When no current is passed through a conductor?
  • A
    The free electrons do not move.
  • B
    The average speed of a free electron over a large period of time is not zero.
  • C
    The average velocity of a free electron over a large period of time is zero.
  • D
    The average of the velocities of all the free electrons at an instant is non zero.

Answer

  1. The average of the velocities of all the free electrons at an instant is non zero.

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