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Tap every statement true of drift velocity

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      It is an average velocity of the carriers
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      It is proportional to the applied field
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      It arises because electrons collide with ions
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      It equals the speed of light
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      It grows without limit under a steady field
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of drift velocity

Explanation

The collision picture is what makes drift velocity, rather than acceleration, the right quantity. Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Ch 3 Current Electricity.
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