Solve for the time it will take for an electric charge to travel through a 6 km copper conductor having a cross sectional area of 2.5 cm2. Also, what will be the drift velocity if you can measure 2 amperes flowing through the conductor.

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Solve for the time it will take for an electric charge to travel through a 6 km copper conductor having a cross sectional area of 2.5 cm2. Also, what will be the drift velocity if you can measure 2 amperes flowing through the conductor.

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