In the Drude model of electrical conduction, the current density is directly proportional to

a. the average time interval between successive collisions.
b. the number of charge carriers per unit volume.
c. the square of the electron charge.
d. the electric field present in the wire.
e. the product of all four quantities listed above.


e

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