1) Should read ". . . first electron outside the load drifts . . ."
On 8/13/07, Terry Blanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting exchanges. > > If a pair of wires are 3 x 10^10 cm long; and, a potential is applied > to the ends of the wires with a load resistor on the other end, I have > two simple questions: > > 1) How much time passes before the first electron drifts through the > load center point assuming the load is only 2 cm long? > > 2) How much time passes before the first electron to leave the source > of potential arrives at the load? > > Simple questions, eh? > > Terry > >
