In a wire with a cross-sectional area of $1 \, cm^2$ carrying a current of $24 \, mA$,the electron number density is $3 \times 10^{23} \, m^{-3}$. What is the drift velocity?

  • A
    $5 \times 10^{-6} \, m/s$
  • B
    $5 \times 10^{-3} \, m/s$
  • C
    $0.5 \, m/s$
  • D
    $5 \times 10^{-2} \, m/s$

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