When a light switch is turned on in a DC circuit, the average speed of electrons in the lamp is

A) the speed of sound waves in metal.
B) the speed of light.
C) 1000 cm/s.
D) less than 1 cm/s.
E) dependent on how quickly each electron bumps into the next electron.


D

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