Although electrons in metal move in haphazard directions at many times the speed of sound, the drift speed of electrons that compose electric current is
A)a fraction of a centimeter per second.
B)many centimeters per second.
C)the speed of a sound wave.
D)the speed of light.
E)none of the above

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While electrons in metal move at high speeds in various directions, their net motion in an electric current is quite slow. The drift speed of electrons in electric current is typically on the order of fractions of a centimeter per second.

Although Electrons in Metal Move in Haphazard Directions at Many