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laws and velocity
8.3, 8.4 - kerchoff's first law + mean drift velocity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kerchoff's first law | the sum of the currents into a point is equal to the sum of the currents out of the same point |
| mean drift velocity | the average distance per second the charge particles travel as they move randomly due to the collisions with ions/other materials all in the same direction due to the non-zero potential difference |
| Current in terms of the mean drift velocity | I = nAve where: I is the current n is the number density A is the cross-sectional area v is the mean drift velocity e is the elementary charge |
| number density definition | the number of free electrons within a cross section given a certain material. The higher n is the more conductive the material is. |