A 270-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.00 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,060 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.50×1028 electrons per cubic meter, how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use 3.156×107 for the number of seconds in a year.) yr

A 270-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.00 cm in diameter carries a steady current of 1,060 A. If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.50×1028 electrons per cubic meter, how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use 3.156×107 for the number of seconds in a year.) yr

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A 270-km-long high-voltage transmission line 2.00 c m in diameter carries a steady current of 1 , 060 A . If the conductor is copper with a free charge density of 8.50 × 10 28 electrons per cubic meter, how many years does it take one electron to travel the full length of the cable? (Use 3.156 × 10 7 for the number of seconds in a year.) y r

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