// Calculate drift velocity in copper // Basic Electronics // By Debashis De // First Edition, 2010 // Dorling Kindersley Pvt. Ltd. India // Example 1-16 in page 47 clear; clc; close; // Data given tou=10^-14; // Relaxation time in s m_c=0.02*9.1*10^-31; // Effective mass of electron in Kg E_0=0.1; // Electric field across conductor in V/m e=1.6*10^-19; // Charge on an electron in C // Calculation V_0=(e*E_0*tou)/m_c; printf("The drift velocity of electrons in copper is %0.3f m/s",V_0); // Result // Drift velocity of electrons in copper is 0.009 m/s