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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ1.17
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Question number 17 Adapted from N/A

Question

Electrons, each with a charge e, move with speed v along a metal wire. The electric current in the wire is I.

Plane P is perpendicular to the wire. How many electrons pass through plane P in each second?

A.  \(\frac{e}{I}\)

B.  \(\frac{{ve}}{I}\)

C.  \(\frac{I}{{ve}}\)

D.  \(\frac{I}{e}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Electricity and magnetism » 5.1 – Electric fields
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