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What is the net current in a metal wire when no electric field is applied?
AZero, as random velocities cancel
BMaximum, from thermal motion
CEqual to the drift current
DDirected along the wire length
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Zero, as random velocities cancel
Thermal velocities of electrons point equally in all directions, so there is no net flow of charge.
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