Example 1 · difficulty 4/5
The measured mobility of conduction electrons in a metal is 4.0 × 10⁻³ m² V⁻¹ s⁻¹. Using electron mass m = 9.1 × 10⁻³¹ kg and charge magnitude e = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C, estimate the relaxation time.
- A. 7.0 × 10⁻¹⁷ s
- B. 5.7 × 10⁻¹² s
- C. 2.3 × 10⁻¹⁶ s
- D. 2.3 × 10⁻¹⁴ s