Consider the segment of cylindrical metal wire shown below. Note that the drift speed of electrons is increasing in the wire as we move to the right. Assume that charge cannot move off the wire. The total charge between the two cross-sectional areas A and B is
A. Increasing.
B. Decreasing.
C. Remaining the same.
A. Increasing.
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