A conductor has a cross-sectional area of 2.3 × 10^-6 m^2 and the number of free electrons per unit volume is 8.5 × 10^28 electron/m^3. When the current is 13.7 A, find the drift speed (in mm/s) of the electrons.

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A conductor has a cross-sectional area of 2.3 × 10^-6 m^2 and the number of free electrons per unit volume is 8.5 × 10^28 electron/m^3. When the current is 13.7 A, find the drift speed (in mm/s) of the electrons.
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