Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
The electric field in a metal is doubled while the electron relaxation time and all other relevant quantities remain unchanged. What happens to the electron drift velocity?
- A. Its magnitude becomes half and its direction reverses.
- B. Its magnitude remains unchanged.
- C. Its magnitude doubles, while it remains opposite to the electric field.
- D. Its magnitude becomes four times and it becomes parallel to the electric field.