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Chapter 27: Q. 21 (page 762)

21. A 0.0075V/m electric field creates a 3.9mA current in a 1.0-mm-diameter wire. What material is the wire made of?

Short Answer

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The material is the wire made of Nichrome.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

The electric field in the wire is 0.0075V/m.The current through the wire is 3.9mA. The diameter of the wire is 1.0-mm-diameter wire.

So, the radius isr=0.5mm=5脳10-4m.

02

Explanation

Determine the material from its conductivity 蟽 by,
J=蟽E(1)
whereJ=I蟺r2is the current density . That means the current per square meter passing through a cross section of the wire -- andE is the electric field strength in the material.
Plugging the formula for the current density into equation (1) and solving for 蟽,
蟽=IE蟺r2(2)

03

Explanation

The Calculation: Now we can simply plug these values into equation (2):蟽=IE蟺r2
=3.9脳10鈭�3A(0.0075V/m)蟺5脳10鈭�4m2

=6.6脳105惟鈭�1脳m鈭�1

The only material with a conductivity near6.6脳105惟-1脳m-1 is Nichrome.
04

Final answer

The material the wire is made from Nichrome.

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