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anonymousphys
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Homework Statement
v=qEt/m
t=time between each collision
q=charge on particle
m=mass of particle
E=electric field
Why is this the average velocity/drift speed in a conductor?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Doesn't qEt/m = the final velocity of the particle. So isn't the average velocity qEt/(2m)?
Is there something missing in my logic?
Thanks for any help.