Q. For which of the following dependences of drift velocity $v_{d}$ on electric field $E$ , is Ohm's law obeyed ?

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A

$v_{d} \propto E$

61%

B

$v_{d} \propto E^{2}$

12%

C

$v_{d} \propto E$

10%

D

$v_{d} \propto \frac{1}{E}$

16%

Solution:

$v_{d} = \frac{I}{n A e} = \frac{J}{n e} = (\frac{σ}{n e}) E$